Attorney General No.
17-0048
Secretary of State No.
1844
Description
Prohibits health insurance companies (including HMOs and PPOs) with more than 100,000 insured members and financial reserves above specified amounts from increasing consumer rates (including premiums and out-of-pocket costs) for most policies. Requires insurers with reserves above defined amounts to report to the Legislature. Requires asset transfers between insurers and related medical providers to be reported and included in reserve calculations. Prohibits insurers from increasing reimbursement rates for services by related providers to avoid reporting surplus reserves, and authorizes Attorney General to investigate such increases. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Uncertain average annual effects over time on state and local government costs for employee health coverage, ranging from potential net savings in the short run to potentially significant net costs in the long run.
Proponents
Peder J. V. Thoreen Altshuler Berzon LLP 177 Post Street, Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94108 Phone: 415-421-7151 Email: pthoreen@altber. corn George M. Yin Kaufman Legal Group 777 S. Figueroa St., Suite 4050 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Phone: 213-452-6565 Email: gyin@kaufrnanlegalgroup. corn
Date
1-22-2018
Document Type
Initiative
Qualified
Withdrawn
Recommended Citation
PROHIBITS HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES WITH SPECIFIED FINANCIAL RESERVES FROM INCREASING RATES. INITIATIVE STATUTE. California Initiative 1844 (2018).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/2121