Waldron bill to extend Health Insurance Analysis Program signed into law

SACRAMENTO – Assembly Republican Leader Marie Waldron (Escondido) announced that her bill to increase funding and extend the sunset date for the California Health Benefit Review Program was signed into law Oct. 7. Assembly Bill 1082 will extend the program by five years, until 2027, and provide it with an additional $200,000 per year, it’s first funding increase since its creation in 2002. The program provides independent analysis of the impacts of changes to health insurance standards proposed by the California Legislature.

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