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Year In Review 2021
January 22, 2023 - Joint Statement from California Health and Human Services Agency Leaders on 50th Anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Decision
January 18, 2023 - DMHC Fines L.A. Care Health Plan $300,000 for Deceptive Enrollment Tactics
December 27, 2022 - DMHC Report Shows Prescription Drug Costs Increased by $2.1 Billion Over Five Years
December 21, 2022 - DMHC Adopts Health Equity and Quality Measures for Health Plans
November 7, 2022 - DMHC-Regulated Health Plans Must Provide Access to Emergency & Urgent Care Abortion Services Out-of-State
August 15, 2022 - DMHC Monitoring Access to Services at Kaiser Permanente During Strike
June 24, 2022 - Joint Statement from California Health and Human Services Agency Leaders on Continued Access to Reproductive Health Services
June 17, 2022 - DMHC Fines Molina $1 Million in Enforcement Actions for Delaying Provider Payments
June 9, 2022 - DMHC Fines Anthem Blue Cross $1.1 Million, Requires Corrective Actions to Protect Consumers
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
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