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Consumer protection in California began with the passage of the Medical Practice Act of 1876. The Act was designed to regulate the State's medical professionals, who up to that point had operated virtually unchecked. However, an actual government agency with the legal authority to enforce the Act was not created until 1878.
The California Medical Assistance Program (Medi-Cal or MediCal) is the California implementation of the federal Medicaid program serving low-income individuals, including families, seniors, persons with disabilities, children in foster care, pregnant women, and childless adults with incomes below 138% of federal poverty level.
Two state-based health insurance regulators is unusual in the United States, and has led to various additional work to synchronize laws. [3] This dual regulation arose due for historical reasons, and when the DMHC was created in 2000, the California legislature requested a report on merging the health insurer responsibilities with the CDI. [4]
The Healthy Families Program (HFP) was the California implementation of the federal Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) that provided low-cost insurance that provides health, dental, and vision coverage to children who do not have insurance and do not qualify for no-cost Medi-Cal.
The California Department of Health Care Services will make this information public on its website. The law could be implemented starting in January, but under SB 43, counties have the option to ...
L.A. Care Health Plan (Local Initiative Health Authority for Los Angeles County) was created in 1997 by the State of California to provide health care services for Medi-Cal managed care beneficiaries, uninsured children and other vulnerable populations in Los Angeles County.
Open enrollment for Covered California is from Nov. 1 to Jan. 31. That’s the only time you can buy health insurance or change your plan — with some exceptions.
Dental accidents, like a chipped or lost tooth, may be treated as standard injury claims under some pet insurance plans. This means you will not need a dental add-on for those repairs.