Consumer Protections

Regulatory Oversight and Patients' Rights

Once legislation is passed and signed into law, consumer advocates must work to ensure that the law is actually implemented.

Health Access works with the Department of Insurance and Department of Managed Health Care to ensure that regulations written to enact the laws follow the intent of the legislation and adequately protect consumers.

Health Access Analysis

DOI - RE: Unconscionable and Unjustifiable Health Insurance Rate Hikes - A letter to the Department of Insurance from Health Access California urging the Commissioner to seek independent actuarial reviews of all pending rate increases by all insurers for the individual market similar to that done for Anthem Blue Cross, and to obtain independent actuarial reviews of all pending rate increases for small employers covered by small group underwriting reform (AB1672 of 1992). (May 4, 2010)

DMHC - RE: Reviewing Health Insurance Rate Hikes - A letter to the Department of Managed Health Care from Health Access California urging the Director to obtain independent actuarial reviews of all pending rate increases for small employers covered by small group underwriting reform (AB1672 of 1992). (May 4, 2010)

Health Insurance Rates: Are Massive Increases Threatening Consumers? Testimony presented by Health Access California at the Assembly Health Committee Hearing regarding propsed rate increases by Anthem Blue Cross (February 23, 2010)