Bill > SB1284

This bill, titled "Medi-Cal benefits: employer reports," aims to enhance transparency and oversight of the Medi-Cal program by requiring the California Health and Human Services Agency, specifically the State Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), to compile and submit an annual report to the Legislature. This report will identify employers in California with 100 or more employees who have any employees enrolled in Medi-Cal, detailing the annual cost of Medi-Cal benefits provided to these employees and their dependents, along with other relevant employer and employee data. The bill also introduces protections for employees by prohibiting employers from discriminating or retaliating against those who apply for or are enrolled in Medi-Cal, and from refusing to hire individuals based on their Medi-Cal enrollment. To facilitate the report's creation, the Employment Development Department (EDD), which manages unemployment insurance, will share specified information with the DHCS, with provisions for data-sharing agreements and ensuring that individually identifiable information about employees remains confidential and exempt from public disclosure. Additionally, the bill repeals an outdated reporting requirement and clarifies that the information shared between the EDD and DHCS is subject to existing confidentiality laws, expanding the scope of penalties for unauthorized access to this sensitive data.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services, Labor and Employment

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