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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Aug. 22, 2019 | CA | SB 343 | Amends Financial Data Disclosure Laws | Bill Passed - House (58 - 13) |
June 24, 2019 | CA | SB 78 | Requires Citizens Purchase Health Insurance | Bill Passed - House (57 - 14) |
May 30, 2019 | CA | AB 1611 | Limits What Hospitals Can Charge for Emergency Care | Bill Passed - House (48 - 9) |
May 29, 2019 | CA | AB 1246 | Requires Large Group Health Plans to Cover Medically Necessary Prescription Drugs | (58 - 19) |
May 29, 2019 | CA | AB 414 | Establishes a Statewide Individual Mandate Program for Health Insurance | Bill Passed - House (55 - 18) |
May 28, 2019 | CA | AB 4 | Authorizes Medi-Cal Benefits for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (51 - 17) |
April 25, 2019 | CA | AB 1063 | Prohibits Covered California from Applying for a Waiver Without Approval from the Legislature and the Governor | Bill Passed - House (62 - 13) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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8/22 | SB 343 | Amends Financial Data Disclosure Laws | Bill Passed - House (58 - 13) |
6/24 | SB 78 | Requires Citizens Purchase Health Insurance | Bill Passed - House (57 - 14) |
5/30 | AB 1611 | Limits What Hospitals Can Charge for Emergency Care | Bill Passed - House (48 - 9) |
5/29 | AB 1246 | Requires Large Group Health Plans to Cover Medically Necessary Prescription Drugs | (58 - 19) |
5/29 | AB 414 | Establishes a Statewide Individual Mandate Program for Health Insurance | Bill Passed - House (55 - 18) |
5/28 | AB 4 | Authorizes Medi-Cal Benefits for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (51 - 17) |
4/25 | AB 1063 | Prohibits Covered California from Applying for a Waiver Without Approval from the Legislature and the Governor | Bill Passed - House (62 - 13) |