Tag Archives: California Department of Managed Health Care

Got A Health Care Grievance? There’s A Place To Complain

by Claudia Buck, Sacramento Bee

surgical team seen from perspective of a patient on a gurney

[MyPatientRights.org is] intended to provide an easy link to the state Department of Managed Health Care, which handles consumer complaints with the state’s 122 licensed health plans. … Last year, the help center received more than 102,000 requests for assistance. … Requests for help jumped by 60 percent compared with 2013, largely because of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, according to the department. Read More ›

California Regulators Are Urged To Scrutinize Health Insurance Mega-Mergers

by Chad Terhune, Los Angeles Times

Stethoscope on money

There’s a lot at stake for families and employers if the deals go through and leave three health insurers in control of nearly half of the U.S. commercial insurance market. … Much of the debate centers on whether insurers should be required to limit rate increases for a time, expand their provider networks and make other pledges to improve patient care in order to win regulatory approval at the state level. … Consumer advocates say they fear that existing problems over affordability and access to care will get worse as insurers consolidate market power. Read More ›