AB 2489: Health care coverage.
- Session Year: 2017-2018
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2018-02-14
Existing law states the intent of the Legislature to create a process by which the options for achieving universal health care coverage can be thoroughly examined. Existing law requires the Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency to report to the Legislature on the options for achieving health care coverage, including specified information.
Existing law requires the report to be submitted on or before December 1, 2001.
This bill would delete the December 1, 2001, report due date and would repeal the reporting requirement on January 1, 2023.
(a)The Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency shall report back to the Legislature on the options for achieving universal health care coverage, including:
(a)(1)The options for financing universal health coverage.
(b)(2)The institutional mechanism or mechanisms by which universal health coverage may be delivered.
(c)(3)The extent and scope of the health coverage which all California residents may have.
(b)The report shall be submitted pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(c)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.
SEC. 2.Section 25003 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is repealed.25003.The secretary shall report back to the Legislature on or before December 1, 2001, on the results of the process established to examine the options for providing universal health coverage.|
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| May 9, 2018 | In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| Apr 25, 2018 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Mar 5, 2018 | Referred to Com. on HEALTH. |
| Feb 15, 2018 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 17. |
| Feb 14, 2018 | Read first time. To print. |
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| Apr 24, 2018 | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Assembly Standing Committee on Health |
Passed |
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Date of Hearing: May 9, 2018
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, Chair
ABPCA Bill Id:AB 2489
Author:(Maienschein) – As Introduced Ver:February 14, 2018
Policy Committee: | Health | Vote: | 15 - 0 |
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill deletes a duplicative reporting requirement and sunsets an outdated code section effective January 1, 2023.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Negligible.
COMMENTS:
- Purpose. This bill cleans up code to remove outdated reporting requirements.
- Prior Legislation. SB 480 (Solis), Chapter 990, Statutes of 1999, established the reporting requirements being deleted in this bill and was intended to facilitate a discussion of universal health care coverage options.
Analysis Prepared by: Lisa Murawski / APPR. / (916) 319-2081
Date of Hearing: April 24, 2018
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
Jim Wood, Chair
ABPCA Bill Id:AB 2489
Author:(Maienschein) – As Introduced Ver:February 14, 2018
SUBJECT: Health care coverage.
SUMMARY: Deletes an ongoing requirement that sunsets on January 1, 2023, for the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHSA) Secretary to report to the Legislature on the options for achieving health care coverage, as specified.
EXISTING LAW:
- States the intent of the Legislature to create a process by which the options for achieving universal health care coverage can be thoroughly examined.
- Requires the CHHSA Secretary to report to the Legislature on the options for achieving health care coverage, including specified information.
- Requires the report in 2) above to be submitted on or before December 1, 2001.
- Provides that any report required or requested by law to be submitted by a state or local agency to the Members of either house of the Legislature, to instead be submitted as a printed copy to the Secretary of the Senate, as an electronic copy to the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, and as an electronic or printed copy to Legislative Counsel.
FISCAL EFFECT: This bill has not yet been analyzed by a fiscal committee.
COMMENTS:
- PURPOSE OF THIS BILL. According to the author, this bill sunsets the reporting requirements set forth in existing law.
- BACKGROUND. SB 480 (Solis), Chapter 990, Statutes of 1999 established the reporting requirements being deleted in this bill and was intended to facilitate a discussion of universal health care coverage options. At the time, the author indicated that seven million Californians were uninsured, of whom 1.85 million were children. The author also noted that 80 % of all uninsured Californians were working or members of working families. SB 480 was meant to engage all health care constituencies, the administration, and the Legislature in a process whereby various policies to achieve universal health care could be discussed. It is unknown if the report was completed. Since then, the healthcare landscape in California has changed and the author believes this continued reporting requirement is unnecessary.
- PREVIOUS LEGISLATION. AB 1177 (Gray) of 2017 would have made technical, non-substantive changes to the provisions in existing law that requires the CHHS Secretary to report back to the Legislature on the options for achieving health care coverage, including specified information. AB 1177 was not referred to a policy committee.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file.
Opposition
None on file.
Analysis Prepared by: Kristene Mapile / HEALTH / (916) 319-2097
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