{"id":8044,"date":"2017-09-01T07:55:57","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T11:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=8044"},"modified":"2017-09-01T07:55:57","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T11:55:57","slug":"for-millions-of-insured-californians-state-health-laws-dont-apply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=8044","title":{"rendered":"For Millions Of Insured Californians, State Health Laws Don\u2019t Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(By Emily Bazar for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n<p>True or false?<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 25px 7px; padding: 0px; color: #1a1a1a; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li>If you\u2019re a Californian with private health insurance, you have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmhc.ca.gov\/Portals\/0\/Docs\/TAC_web_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the right to an appointment<\/a>\u00a0within a certain number of hours or days, depending on the severity of your condition.<\/li>\n<li>Your health plan\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/californiahealthline.org\/news\/getting-doctor-lists-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">provider directory<\/a>\u00a0is legally required to be updated and accurate.<\/li>\n<li>A new state law protects you against\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/californiahealthline.org\/news\/you-are-now-protected-from-nasty-surprise-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nasty surprise medical bills<\/a>\u00a0from out-of-network providers, so long as you seek care at an in-network facility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: #1a1a1a; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">All true \u2014 but not if you\u2019re among nearly 6 million Californians in a category of job-based health coverage known as self-funded insurance. <a href=\"http:\/\/californiahealthline.org\/news\/for-millions-of-insured-californians-state-health-laws-dont-apply\/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=55886655&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz--mUgdJwUjtGWRmEx75sMlik41nU5BFIm7YWdUY8FC0uL2TjtJhLvTugo3zDchZ15zVwMwHNjfyGpw-8aNnLJdaZzGU4Q&amp;_hsmi=55886655\">Continue reading article here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This story was produced by <a href=\"http:\/\/khn.org\/\">Kaiser Health News<\/a>, which publishes California Healthline, a service of the California Health Care Foundation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; color: #444444; text-transform: none; line-height: 1.6; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Open Sans', serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; font-stretch: inherit; background-color: #ffffff; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-variant-numeric: inherit;\">Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; color: #444444; text-transform: none; line-height: 1.6; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Open Sans', serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; font-stretch: inherit; background-color: #ffffff; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-variant-numeric: inherit;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/khn-logo1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-899\" src=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/khn-logo1-300x156.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 121px) 100vw, 121px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/khn-logo1-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/khn-logo1-1024x533.png 1024w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/khn-logo1-390x205.png 390w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/khn-logo1.png 1600w\" alt=\"khn-logo1\" width=\"121\" height=\"63\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre><strong>Notice<\/strong>: The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted article. 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