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January 28, 2021 - California Joins President Biden in Responding to COVID-19 Pandemic by Announcing Special Enrollment to Help People Get Insurance
January 5, 2021 - DMHC Takes Action to Ensure Health Plans Comply with California’s Mental Health and Substance Use Parity Law
December 30, 2020 - DMHC Report Shows Health Plans’ Prescription Drug Costs Increased $1 Billion since 2017
December 16, 2020 - DMHC Directs Health Plans to Remove Administrative Burdens on Hospitals During COVID-19 Surge
December 11, 2020 - DMHC Reminds Californians Approved COVID-19 Vaccines Will Be Provided at No Cost
October 28, 2020 - Blue Cross of California Partnership Plan Fined $1.2M for Failing to Authorize Medically Necessary Services
August 25, 2020 - DMHC Orders Aetna to Stop Wrongfully Denying Payment for Emergency Medical Services
July 29, 2020: California to Give Consumers More Time to Sign Up for Health Care Coverage by Extending Special-Enrollment Deadline During COVID-19 Pandemic
June 23, 2020: California Extends Special-Enrollment Deadline to Give Consumers More Time to Sign Up for Health Care Coverage During COVID-19 Pandemic
March 20, 2020 - DMHC Expands Special Enrollment Period in Response to COVID-19
March 5, 2020 - Governor Newsom, State Health Officials Announce More than 22 Million Californians Now Eligible for Free Medically Necessary COVID-19 Testing
January 10, 2020 - DMHC Report Shows Health Plans Paid More Than $400 Million Increase for Prescription Drugs in 2018
December 18, 2019 - DMHC Fines 12 Health Plans $1.9 Million for Improperly Denying Care to Enrollees
December 17, 2019 - DMHC Monitoring Access to Behavioral Health Services at Kaiser Permanente During Strike
November 8, 2019 - The DMHC Requires Orange County Doctor to Stop Balance Billing Enrollees
June 28, 2019 - DMHC Announces Members to Task Force on Pharmacy Benefit Management Reporting
June 6, 2019 - DMHC Reaches Agreement with Anthem Blue Cross to Protect Consumers
December 13, 2018 - DMHC Approves Cigna’s Acquisition of Express Scripts
November 28, 2018 - DMHC Approves Optum’s Acquisition of DaVita
November 15, 2018 - DMHC Approves CVS's Acquisition of Aetna
November 6, 2018 - DMHC Fines L.A. Care $280,000 for Grievance System Violations
December 8, 2017 - DMHC Fines Blue Shield of California and Care 1st Health Plan $457,500 for Consumer Grievance Violations
November 15, 2017 - DMHC Fines Anthem Blue Cross $5 Million for Systemic Grievance System Violations
October 6, 2017 - DMHC Director Rouillard Issues Statement on Federal Regulations Regarding Contraception Coverage
July 18, 2017 - DMHC, Kaiser Reach Agreement to Address Access to Behavioral Health Care Services
November 14, 2016 - DMHC announces 2016 “Right Care Initiative” award recipients
November 10, 2016 - DMHC Fines Anthem Blue Cross $650,000 for Pattern of Grievance System Violations
October 6, 2016 - DMHC Launches Health Plan Dashboard, Making Data & Information More Transparent, Accessible
August 1, 2016 - DMHC Director Rouillard Issues Statement on Provider Directory Non-Routine Survey Follow-Up Reports for Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield of California
June 20, 2016 - DMHC Approves Aetna's Acquisition of Humana
May 3, 2016 - DMHC Fines Anthem $415,000 for Grievance System Violations
March 22, 2016 - DMHC Approves Centene’s Acquisition of Health Net
November 5, 2015 - DMHC announces 2015 "Right Care Initiative" award recipients
November 3, 2015 - DMHC Fines Blue Shield and Anthem for Inaccurate Provider Directories
October 8, 2015 - Department of Managed Health Care Approves Blue Shield Acquisition of Care 1st
July 16, 2015 - Department of Managed Health Care Declares Premium Rate Increase by Aetna Unreasonable
May 6, 2015 - Department of Managed Health Care Declares Premium Rate Increase by Aetna Unreasonable
February 24, 2015 - DMHC Issues Follow-up Report on Kaiser’s Behavioral Health Services
December 19, 2014 - Department of Managed Health Care Declares Premium Rate Increase by Aetna Unreasonable
October 23, 2014 - DMHC announces 2014 "Right Care Initiative" award recipients
May 6, 2014 - Department Appoints Conservator to Oversee Alameda Alliance for Health Due to Ongoing Financial Solvency Issues
January 7, 2014 - Department of Managed Health Care Orders Southwest Trauma Medical Associates to Stop Illegal Balance Billing
December 5, 2013 - Department of Managed Health Care Director Shelley Rouillard issues statement on permanent injunction granted in People v. Martello
November 18, 2013 - DMHC Issues Cease and Desist Orders Against Health Net, Anthem Blue Cross, and Blue Shield for the Unlawful Denial of Medically Necessary Therapies
October 29, 2013 - DMHC announces 2013 "Right Care Initiative" award recipients
August 27, 2013 - DMHC Secures Agreement with United HealthCare to Provide Medically Necessary Speech Therapy
July 15, 2013 - DMHC Finds Covered California Proposed Health Plan Rates Not Unreasonable
June 25, 2013 - DMHC Fines Kaiser $4 million for Deficiencies that Limit Access to Mental Health Services
April 24, 2013 - DMHC Secures Agreement with Anthem Blue Cross to Pay Health Care Providers
April 16, 2013 - DMHC Appoints Consumer Advocate to Financial Solvency Standards Board
March 6, 2013 - Department of Managed Health Care Declares Health Plan Rate Increases by Blue Shield and Aetna Unreasonable
February 26, 2013 - California Department of Managed Health Care Renews Statewide Partnership to Help Californians Struggling with Health Care Coverage
February 14, 2013 - Provider Complaint Unit Address Change
December 4, 2012 - DMHC announces the new online Independent Medical Review/Complaint Form
October 18, 2012 - Infographic: Department of Managed Health Care by the numbers
October 2, 2012 - DMHC announces "Right Care Initiative" award recipients
August 27, 2012 - California Receives $4.6 million to Enhance Health Care Consumer Assistance Program
August 16, 2012 - DMHC Releases Affordable Care Act Toolkits for Californians
July 16, 2012 - DMHC Orders Anthem Blue Cross to Stop Attempting to Collect Millions from California Health Care Providers They Claim were Overpaid
June 29, 2012 - Department of Managed Health Care Director Brent Barnhart issues statement on Supreme Court Ruling
June 13, 2012 - Department of Managed Health Care Director Brent Barnhart issues statement on preliminary injunction granted in People v. Martello
May 25, 2012 - DMHC Secures Agreement with Kaiser Health Plan to Provide Medically Necessary Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy
May 25, 2012 - Department of Health Care Services Notifies Medi-Cal Community Dental Enrollees of Transfer to Liberty Dental
April 2, 2012 - California Department of Managed Health Care Awards Grant to Consumers Union to Improve Accountability and Transparency in Health Plan Rate Setting
February 27, 2012 - DMHC Issues Cease and Desist Order Against Kaiser Health Plan Due to Denials of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy
February 21, 2012 - California Department of Managed Health Care Launches Statewide Partnership to Help Californians Struggling to Secure Health Care Coverage
January 30, 2012 - Department of Managed Health Care Convenes Autism Advisory Task Force
January 12, 2012 - DMHC Orders Anthem Blue Cross to Pay Health Care Providers for Services Dating Back to 2007
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