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2021 DMHC Newsletters

Spring 2021

Fall 2021

Year In Review 2021

March 4, 2022 - State Fines L.A. Care Health Plan $55 Million in Enforcement Action to Protect Consumers

February 1, 2022 - DMHC Announces Health Equity and Quality Committee Members, First Meeting

December 30, 2021 - DMHC Approves Centene’s Acquisition of Magellan with Conditions to Protect Consumers

December 27, 2021 - DMHC Report Shows Prescription Drug Costs Increased $1.5 Billion Over Four Years

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