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CA SB784

CA SB784
Medicare supplement benefit coverage.


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Introduced
03/07/2019
In Committee
06/26/2019
Crossed Over
05/16/2019
Passed
07/11/2019
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
07/30/2019

Introduced Session

2019-2020 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An act to amend Sections 1358.91 and 1358.11 of, and to add Section 1358.92 to, the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Sections 10192.91, 10192.11, 10192.17, and 10192.20 of, and to add Section 10192.92 to, the Insurance Code, relating to Medicare, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

AI Summary

This bill would, for policies or certificates sold or issued on or after January 1, 2020, to newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries, redesignate standardized Medicare supplement benefit plans C, F, and high deductible F as plans D, G, and high deductible G, respectively, for purposes of conforming state law to federal law. The bill would require these redesignated plans to provide the same coverage as the original plans, except for coverage of 100%, or any portion, of the Medicare Part B deductible. The bill would prohibit the sale of the original plans C, F, and high deductible F to newly eligible beneficiaries. The bill would define a "newly eligible beneficiary" as an individual who becomes eligible for Medicare on or after January 1, 2020, either by attaining age 65 or becoming eligible due to disability. The bill would make related conforming changes and impose a state-mandated local program.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Health (Senate)

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 157, Statutes of 2019. (on 07/30/2019)

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