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CAHP Issues Statement On Governor's 2021-2022 State Budget Proposal
January 8, 2021 /in News, Press Releases /by Connie Flores
CAHP President and CEO Charles Bacchi today issued a statement in response to Gov. Gavin Newsom's release of the 2021-22 state budget proposal.
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CAHP Issues Statement on New DMHC, OSHPD Appointments
December 7, 2020 /in News, Press Releases /by Connie Flores
CAHP today applauded Governor Newsom's selections of Mary Watanabe as Director of the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) and Elizabeth Landsberg as Director of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD).
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California's Health Plans Play Key Role in Making Telehealth Accessible to More Californians
November 30, 2020 /in News /by Connie Flores
Telehealth use has grown significantly as the COVID-19 pandemic has taken hold of daily life and is helping patients and providers alike.
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California Association of Health Plans Statement in Response to Today's Signing of Behavioral Health Legislation
September 25, 2020 /in News, Press Releases /by Connie Flores
In response to Governor Gavin Newsom's signing of legislation focused on behavioral health care today, the California Association of Health Plans (CAHP) released this statement.
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CAHP Statement on the California State Legislature's Approval of SB 855 (Wiener)
September 2, 2020 /in News, Press Releases /by Connie Flores
The California Association of Health Plans today released a statement regarding the approval of SB 855 by the California State Legislature on Sunday.
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CAHP Statement: California Association of Health Plans on Senate Bill 855 (Weiner)
August 5, 2020 /in News, Press Releases /by Connie Flores
The California Association of Health Plans today released a statement in response to Senate Bill 855 by Senator Scott Wiener following the bill's passage by the Assembly Health Committee.
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CAHP Statement: Covered California Premiums for 2021 See Record-Low Rate Change
Covered California today announced preliminary health insurance rates for 2021, citing an average statewide rate change of 0.6 percent, the lowest premium increase since the exchange was established in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act.
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California's health plans support our provider partners on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic
August 3, 2020 /in News /by Connie Flores
Health plans have extended billions of dollars in financial assistance and strongly advocated for emergency federal funding for physicians and hospitals.
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In Case You Missed It: UC Berkeley Study: COVID-19 Has Already Cost California Health Plans $2.4 Billion
June 26, 2020 /in News /by Connie Flores
Researchers at the Nicholas C. Petris Center at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health this week released a new study finding that the COVID-19 pandemic has cost California's public and private insurers an estimated $2.4 billion dollars in testing and treatment. This amounts to about six times the annual cost to treat seasonal influenza in California.
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In Case You Missed It: Fierce Healthcare: COVID-19 Could Cost Insurers up to $547 Billion Through 2021: Report
June 9, 2020 /in News /by Connie Flores
The consulting firm Wakely on June 3, 2020 released a study analyzing the costs of medical services tied to COVID-19. The study, commissioned by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), analyzes the COVID-19 cost impacts to health plans operating in the commercial, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid managed care markets from 2020 to 2021.
The news website Fierce Healthcare published an article on the findings of the study.
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The California Association of Health Plans Respond to Governor's May Budget Revise
May 14, 2020 /in News, Press Releases /by Connie Flores
Today, the California Association of Health Plans released a statement in response to the Governor's May revision of the 2020-2021 budget proposal.
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California's Health Plans Providing Critical Support to Patients, Communities, and Providers Through the Coronavirus Pandemic
April 20, 2020 /in News, Press Releases /by Connie Flores
California's health plans are stepping up in extraordinary ways to address the needs of patients and to keep the health care system strong during the Coronavirus pandemic.
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CAHP Applauds Covered California, DHCS Actions to Address COVID-19 Crisis
March 20, 2020 /in News, Press Releases /by Connie Flores
CAHP today applauded the critical steps taken by state leaders at Covered California and the Department of Health Care Services to extend the open enrollment period and make it easier for people to access coverage during the COVID-19 crisis.
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CAHP Names New Vice President of State Medicaid Policy and Legislative Advocate
February 24, 2020 /in News, Press Releases /by Connie Flores
CAHP today announced that two new staff members have joined their team. Amber Kemp will serve as Vice President of State Medicaid Policy and Jedd Hampton as Legislative Advocate.
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CAHP Issues Statement on Covered California's Robust Enrollment Increase
CAHP today applauded Covered California's announcement that more than 400,000 people have signed up for health insurance coverage through the state's health care marketplace during the most recent open-enrollment period. This represents the highest enrollment numbers since 2016 and is 41% higher than last year's figure of more than 295,000 people who enrolled.
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CAHP Infographic: California's Health Care Dollar
February 5, 2020 /in News /by Connie Flores
The vast majority of health plan spending in California goes to pay for medical services like hospital and doctor visits, prescription drugs, lab tests, x-rays, and medical supplies. In 2018, health plans spent more than $164 billion, or 88 cents out of every health plan dollar, on medical care.
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CAHP Issues Statement On Appointment of New DHCS Director Dr. Brad Gilbert
January 30, 2020 /in News, Press Releases /by Connie Flores
CAHP today issued a statement in response to Gov. Gavin Newsom appointing Dr. Brad Gilbert as the director of the Department of Health Care Services.
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CAHP Issues Statement On Supreme Court Ruling Regarding 'Public Charge' Rule
CAHP today issued a statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's Jan. 27 decision to lift the nationwide injunction on the Trump Administration's "public charge" rule, which would discriminate against immigrants who rely on public benefits.
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CAHP Fact Sheet - Technology and Convenience
January 24, 2020 /in News, Policy Analysis /by Connie Flores
When it comes to health care, California health plans are harnessing the power of technology to ensure individuals and families are covered, offering the benefits that matter most to people at every stage in life.
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CAHP Fact Sheet - Preventive Care: Investing in Your Health
Prevention is the best medicine for living a healthy lifestyle. Services helping Californians to avoid ailments and diseases, or detect them early on, are an invaluable investment in the health of the state's individuals and families.
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CAHP Issues Statement On Governor's 2020-2021 State Budget Release
California Association of Health Plans President & CEO Charles Bacchi today issued a statement in response to Gov. Gavin Newsom's release of the 2020-21 state budget proposal.
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CAHP Applauds Federal Repeal Of Costly Health Insurance Taxes
December 23, 2019 /in News, Press Releases /by Connie Flores
The California Association of Health Plans (CAHP) today applauded the permanent repeal of burdensome health insurance taxes as a part of the bipartisan budget deal approved by federal lawmakers. The repeal of these taxes means that Californians will pay less for their health care by avoiding skyrocketing health care costs that would have resulted under these taxes, had they taken effect.
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New RunawayRx Fact Sheet: Cost of Lifesaving Diabetes Treatments Continues to Rise
November 21, 2019 /in News, Press Releases /by Connie Flores
RunawayRx calls attention to skyrocketing cost of insulin and diabetes treatments during National Diabetes Awareness Month.
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Press Release: California Governor Signs Bill to Rein in Profiteering Schemes by Dialysis, Drug Treatment Industries
October 13, 2019 /in News, Press Releases /by calhealthplans_wwjykd
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 290 today, a law that will stop a profiteering scheme used most notably by certain dialysis and addiction treatment centers.
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CAHP Fact Sheet - More Californians Stand to Gain Health Care Coverage With New State Policies Supported by Health Plans
October 10, 2019 /in News /by calhealthplans_wwjykd
The individual health insurance market will see an average rate change of only 0.8% in 2020 — the lowest since Covered California launched in 2014 — and California's health plans are proving to play a key role in providing affordable health care coverage, while supporting policies to help close the 7% remaining uninsured gap in the state.
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Press Release: First SB 17 Drug Cost Increase Report Reveals a 25% Median Increase for All Reported Drugs
September 24, 2019 /in News, Press Releases /by calhealthplans_wwjykd
September 24, 2019, Sacramento, Calif. – The first major quarterly report providing wholesale drug cost increase information on existing prescription drugs issued by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) was released and made available to the public for the first time yesterday. The report is a result of the passage of Senate Bill 17 (Hernandez) – California's landmark drug price transparency bill that became law in 2017.
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Press Release: California Assembly Passes Bill to Address Inflated Medical Claims by Dialysis, Drug Treatment Industries
The California Assembly passed a bill Sept. 10 to address runaway costs and rein in a profiteering scheme involving the dialysis and addiction treatment industries, and it now heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has until Oct. 13 to decide whether to sign it into law.
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New AHIP Study: California's 2016 law to end surprise medical bills has increased the number of in-network doctors by 16%
August 22, 2019 /in News /by calhealthplans_wwjykd
New AHIP Study: California's 2016 law to end surprise medical bills has increased the number of in-network doctors by 16%
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CAHP Statement: Individual Health Coverage Premiums for 2020 Reflect California's Bold Steps to Increase Affordability
July 9, 2019 /in News /by calhealthplans_wwjykd
CAHP Statement: Individual Health Coverage Premiums for 2020 Reflect California's Bold Steps to Increase Affordability
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July 9, 2019 /in News, Press Releases /by calhealthplans_wwjykd
Covered California today announced preliminary health insurance rates for 2020, citing an average weighted statewide rate change of .8 percent, the lowest premium increase since the exchange was established in 2014.
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Press Release: Senate Health Committee Passes Bill to Address Runaway Costs in Dialysis, Drug Treatment Industries
The Senate Health Committee passed legislation today to address runaway costs and rein in a profiteering scheme by third party health providers – including in the dialysis and addiction treatment industries.
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CAHP Statement: CAHP Commends Gov. Newsom, State Legislature for Striking Budget Deal That Improved Health Care Affordability and Access
June 28, 2019 /in News /by calhealthplans_wwjykd
California Association of Health Plans President & CEO Charles Bacchi today issued the following statement after Gov. Gavin Newsom approved a state budget that will promote more access to health care, stabilize the Affordable Care Act marketplace, and enhance affordability for all Californians.
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Press Release: CA Assembly Passes Bill to Rein in Outsized Costs in Dialysis, Drug Treatment Industries
May 22, 2019 /in News, Press Releases /by calhealthplans_wwjykd
The California State Assembly today passed legislation by a bipartisan vote to contain costs in the dialysis and drug treatment industries that currently result in higher health care costs for all consumers.
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CAHP Statement: Response To Governor's May Budget Revise Release
May 9, 2019 /in News, Press Releases /by calhealthplans_wwjykd
California Association of Health Plans (CAHP) President & CEO Charles Bacchi today issued the following statement in response to Gov. Gavin Newsom's release of the May budget revise.
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CAHP Fact Sheet: New Benefit Mandates Will Drive Up Health Care Costs for All
May 7, 2019 /in News /by calhealthplans_wwjykd
As providers of health care coverage for more than 26 million Californians, health plans are dedicated to ensuring that everyone has access to high quality, affordable health care.
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CAHP Fact Sheet: California Health Plan Profit Margins: Lower Than You May Think.
April 25, 2019 /in News /by calhealthplans_wwjykd
The vast majority of health plan spending in California goes to pay for medical services like hospital and doctor visits, prescription drugs, lab tests, x-rays, and medical supplies.
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CAHP Statement: CAHP Releases Research Review On Northwestern University Finding that Medicaid Managed Care Lowers Drug Costs
April 5, 2019 /in News, Press Releases /by calhealthplans_wwjykd
The California Association of Health Plans today has released a research review of a recent non-partisan nationwide study conducted by a team of Northwestern University professors which found that allowing managed care organizations (MCO's) to administer the majority of Medicaid drug benefits, as we currently do in California, significantly reduces state spending on prescription drugs.
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CAHP Statement: CAHP Hires New Director of Regulatory Affairs and State Programs Analyst
The California Association of Health Plans (CAHP) today announced that Christina Wu is the association's new Director of Regulatory Affairs and Ellesse Flores has joined the staff as State Programs Analyst.
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CAHP Statement: Bill Designed to Lower Prescription Drug Prices by Cracking Down on Pharma's Pay-for-Delay Schemes Passes Assembly Health Committee
March 26, 2019 /in News, Press Releases /by calhealthplans_wwjykd
AB 824, a bill that would curb increasing drug prices in Californiaby allowing more generic drugs to enter thehealth caremarketplace, cleared the Assembly Health Committee this afternoon. The measure, introduced by Assembly Health Committee Chairman Jim Wood (D-Santa Rosa)inpartnership with Attorney General Xavier Becerra, would prohibit "pay-for-delay" agreements where a pharmaceutical company transfers anything of value to delay a competitor's research, marketing, or sale of a competing version of its drug.
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CAHP Statement: Assembly Health Committee Passes Bill to Stop Third Party Payer Scheme from Driving Up Health Care Costs for All
Legislation designed toincreaseconsumer protection by reining-in a profiteering scheme operated by the dialysis and drug rehabilitation industries passed the Assembly Health Committee on a bipartisan vote.
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Infographic: How Prescription Drug Costs Impact California Health Plan Premiums
March 13, 2019 /in News /by calhealthplans_wwjykd
In 2017, California enacted into law SB 17, groundbreaking legislation that is helping to shine a light on pharmaceutical companies' efforts to spike prescription drug prices.
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Infographic: How SB17 Works and Key Dates for 2019
SB 17 will help bring pharmaceutical companies' pricing tactics out of the dark and address the growing affordability crisis by requiring drug companies to give health plans and others notice of major price increases for the most expensive drugs. While some key details of the law have been implemented, there is still much more activity to come in 2019.
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CAHP Statement: New RunawayRx Infographics Explain California's Drug Price Transparency Law and How It's Working to Reveal How Rx Costs Impact Health Plan Premiums
RunawayRx today released two new infographics. One highlightskey implementation dates for California's landmark prescription drug transparency law, SB 17, and the other revealsnew details about how prescription drug costs are impacting California health plan premiums.
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Infographic: Understanding Health Plans' Role in Pharmacy Benefit Delivery
February 15, 2019 /in News /by calhealthplans_wwjykd
Prescription drug benefits are an integral part of Medi-Cal managed care.
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CAHP Statement: CAHP Issues Response to Newsom's State-of-the-State Address
February 12, 2019 /in News, Press Releases /by calhealthplans_wwjykd
California Association of Health Plans President and CEO Charles Bacchi issued a statement today in response to Governor Gavin Newsom's first state-of-the-state address.
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CAHP Fact Sheet - Individual Shared Responsibility Requirement
February 1, 2019 /in News /by calhealthplans_wwjykd
Expanded Premium Assistance and a State-Based Individual Shared Responsibility Requirement Will Make Health Care More Affordable.
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CAHP Fact Sheet - Spotlight on Medi-Cal Managed Care
January 9, 2019 /in News /by calhealthplans_wwjykd
With more than 13.3 million enrollees, California's Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) provides comprehensive medical, behavioral, and mental health care benefits and services to one in three Californians.
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Issue Spotlight: Elimination of the Individual Mandate: What it Means for California
California has made great strides toward achieving universal health coverage through implementing the Affordable Care Act.
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CAHP Statement: CAHP Issues Statement Applauding Governor's Bold New Health Care Agenda
January 8, 2019 /in News, Press Releases /by calhealthplans_wwjykd
California Association of Health Plans (CAHP) President and CEO Charles Bacchi made a statement regarding Governor Gavin Newsom's new health care agenda.
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