Notices

• Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (HEQC) -April 19 2023

Recent Awards 

• Decision Granting Award- DREDF June 21, 2023
• Health Access of California (Health Quality and Equity Committee (HEQC)) - April 18, 2023
• California Pan Ethnic Health Network (DMHC Health Equity and Quality Committee)- February 3, 2023 (Decision No. 02-03-23)
• Health Access of California (Proposed Merger of Centene and Magellan) - April 29, 2022 (Decision No. 04-30-22)
• Health Access of California (Cancellation of Enrollment Regulation) - October 18, 2019 (Decision No 10-18-19(a))
• Health Access of California (Financial Solvency of RBOs Regulation) - October 18, 2019 (Decision No 10-18-19(b))
• Health Access of California (Standard Prescription Drug Formulary Template Regulation) - October 18, 2019 (Decision No 10-18-19(c))
• Consumer Reports (CVS Acquisition of Aetna) - February 14, 2019 (Decision No 2-14-19(a))
• Consumer Reports (Cigna Acquisition of Express Scripts) - February 14, 2019 (Decision No 2-14-19(b))

Previous Applications

• Health Access of California (Health Quality and Equity Committee (HEQC)) - February 17 2023
• California Pan Ethnic Health Network (Health Equity and Quality Committee) - December 5, 2022
• Health Access (Proposed Merger of Centene and Magellan) - March 3, 2022
• Health Access (Cancellation of Enrollment Regulation) - August 28, 2019
• Health Access (Financial Solvency of RBOs Regulation) - August 28, 2019
• Health Access (Standard Prescription Drug Formulary Template Regulation) - August 28, 2019
• Consumer Reports (Merger of CVS and Aetna) - January 4, 2019
• Consumer Reports (Merger of Cigna and Express Scripts) - January 4, 2019
• Health Access of California (Proposed Merger of Anthem and Cigna) - February 7, 2018
• Consumers Union (Proposed Merger of Anthem and Cigna) - November 6, 2017
• Consumers Union (Anthem Individual Market Rate Filing) - November 6, 2017
• Consumers Union (Centene's Purchase of Health Net) - April 20, 2016
• Western Center On Law and Poverty (Centene's Purchase of Health Net) - May 17, 2016
• Health Access (Centene's Purchase of Health Net) - May 20, 2016
• Consumers Union (Aetna's Purchase of Humana) - August 17, 2016
• Health Access of California (Aetna's Purchase of Humana) - August 19, 2016
• Health Access (Anthem Blue Cross Individual Market Rate Filing) - December 3, 2016
• Health Access (California Physicians’ Service Individual Market Rate Filing) - December 3, 2016
• Health Access (Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. Individual Market Rate Filing) - December 3, 2016
• Michael Johnson (Blue Shield’s Purchase of Care1st) – December 2, 2015
• Health Access of California (Blue Shield’s Purchase of Care1st) – December 4, 2015
• Consumers Union (Blue Shield’s Purchase of Care1st) – December 7, 2015
• Autism Health Insurance Project (Pervasive Developmental Disorder and Autism Coverage) – March 13, 2013
• California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (Guidance on SB 1163) - June 22, 2011
• Consumers Union of United States, Inc. (Guidance on SB 1163) - June 22, 2011
• Health Access of California (Guidance on AB 2244) - June 30, 2011

Below is a list of Decisions for an Award of Advocacy and Witness Fees:

• Consumers Union (Filing No. AWLP-131119252) - February 20, 2018
• Consumers Union (Anthem Acquisition of Cigna) - February 20, 2018
• Health Access of California (Anthem Acquisition of Cigna) - February 20, 2018
• Health Access of California (Blue Cross Rate Filing) - December 1, 2017
• Health Access of California (Blue Shield Rate Filing) - December 1, 2017
• Health Access of California (Kaiser Rate Filing) - December 1, 2017
• Michael Johnson (Blue Shield's Purchase of Care 1st) - June 28, 2016
• Health Access (Blue Shield's Purchase of Care 1st) - June 28, 2016
• Consumers Union (Blue Shield Acquisition of Care 1st) - June 28, 2016 (Decision No 6-28-16(c))
• Consumers Union (Centene Acquisition of Health Net) - December 16, 2016 (Decision No 12-16-16(a))
• Western Center (Centene's Purchase of Health Net) - December 16, 2016
• Health Access (Centene's Purchase of Health Net) - December 16, 2016
• Consumers Union (Aetna's Purchase of Humana) - December 16, 2016
• Health Access (Aetna's Purchase of Humana) - December 16, 2016
• Autism Health Insurance Project (Pervasive Developmental Disorder and Autism Coverage) - September 16, 2013
• Health Access of California, a California Corporation (Implementation of AB 2244)- January 10, 2012
• Consumers Union of United States, Inc. (Implementation of SB 1163) – January 27, 2012
• California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (Implementation of SB 1163) - February 9, 2012

Fiscal Year Cumulative Totals

• 2021-2022: $12,186.00
• 2020-2021: $0.00
• 2019-2020: $14,092.50
• 2018-2019: $14,575.00
• 2017-2018: $38,642.50
• 2016-2017: $49,538.50
• 2015-2016: $96,583.75
• 2014-2015: $0.00
• 2013-2014: $0.00
• 2012-2013: $6,900.00
• 2011-2012: $11,604.40

Objections to the decisions and applications can be submitted by email to cpp@dmhc.ca.gov.

If you have questions regarding the Consumer Participation Program please use the Frequently Asked Questions or send an email to cpp@dmhc.ca.gov.