GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER SIGNS URGENTLY NEEDED LEGISLATION TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM UNFAIR HEALTH CARE PRACTICES
September 30, 2008
September 30, 2008
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 30 -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, R-Calif., issued the following news release:
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed legislation to increase consumer protections by further limiting the unfair practice of "balance billing," an anti-consumer tactic that puts patients in the middle of payment disputes between health plans and health care providers. He has also signed legislation to prevent certain health insurance rescissions and to redirect f . . .
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed legislation to increase consumer protections by further limiting the unfair practice of "balance billing," an anti-consumer tactic that puts patients in the middle of payment disputes between health plans and health care providers. He has also signed legislation to prevent certain health insurance rescissions and to redirect f . . .