Posted on 09/01/2008 11:49:12 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
SACRAMENTO -- -- Insurance companies could no longer cancel with impunity the health coverage of sick people under a measure passed Sunday in the last hour of the Legislature's session.
Lawmakers also moved to require that chain restaurants tell patrons the calorie content of their food; restrict unscrupulous practices by mortgage lenders; launch state review of chemicals; ban the sale of recalled products; and give college financial assistance to illegal immigrants.
The Legislature finished its work on bills Sunday, but because lawmakers have yet to agree to a budget -- it is 63 days overdue -- they will return next week to work on a spending plan.
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One of the session's most contentious proposals won bipartisan support in the end, despite strong objections from insurance companies.
The insurance measure would ban companies from canceling policies retroactively except under certain conditions, such as when a person intentionally misleads an insurer about his or her health history when applying for coverage.
Five insurers have been fined a combined $15 million in the last couple of years for rescinding the health insurance of more than 3,300 people. Under AB 1945 by Assemblyman Hector De La Torre (D-South Gate), insurers could cancel policies only under specified conditions, and their rescission decisions would be reviewed by state regulators.
De La Torre said that under his bill, health insurers would no longer be "the judge and the jury when they dump somebody."
Though Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has not taken a position on the bill, he has called upon legislators to stop insurers from kicking sick people off their rolls.
The lower house also passed a companion measure by Assemblyman Kevin DeLeon (D-Los Angeles), AB 2569, that would require insurers to continue covering the family members of people whose policies have been rescinded.
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Hang tough Republicans!
Are these the bills Arnold promised to veto if there wasn’t a budget?
This is disgusting.
PATHETIC!!!
Good luck California, it was nice knowing ya.
Cedillo is the same guy who keeps trying to get a Drilver’s License for illegal aliens bill passed.
I live in CA and I go to college so will they pay my way too?Oops silly me I work full time, I am legally a US citizen this is why CA budget is such a mess overspending Dems, funding illegals with healthcare, food stamps, and more give aways................and they wonder why businesses and the tax payers keep on moving out.
More dumb is the fact the budget was due in July and the DEMS (because they over run the Assembly) can’t cut anything the biggest joke is wanting to raise the sales tax for 3 years to help pay for all this crap we has every heard of a tax they take away NOT ME.
The blood suckers will not be happy until they get 75% of my paycheck and still want more to pay for all the illegals, lazy bums and their expense account. I am surrounded by morans.
I don’t think so in this batch, could be wrong , smome may be, he said he was going to just not sign anything awhuile back, essentially that’s a pocket veto or Bust proposition or dare to the legislature... but he signed off on the high-speed rail thingy that keeps it on track for the ballot in
November.
When the state runs out of money, in a month or two, then the real “fun” begins... and it could take that long, look how we got where we are..
That’s good ol’ One Bill Gil
he slings it out on the floor every session the last 5 or 6 years it seems.. it passes and gets vetoed by the Gub,, so far.
BUMP!
That phrase could be read more than one way.. maybe I should put a comma in it. :-)
Brace yourself. :-/
Hang Tough, CA Republican legislators!
LOL!
Good point. Ya never know what the Don and the Terminator might do!
Hang tough, Republicans!
altho it signs like the Gub prefers the former.
signs=sounds
What??????? Nitwits!
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