California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 151 — Medicare supplement coverage.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 270, Statutes of 2011.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 18, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires plans and insurers that issue Medicare supplement contracts or policies, as defined, to comply with specified requirements. Existing law requires issuers to make available to specified individuals who are 64 years of age or younger and who do not have end-stage renal disease, Medicare supplement benefit plans A, B, C, and F, and Medicare supplement benefit plan H, I, or J, or Medicare supplement benefit plan K or L, as specified. Existing federal law prohibits the issuance of new Medicare supplement plans H, I, and J, and instead authorizes the issuance of Medicare supplement plans M and N, as specified. This bill would delete from those provisions obsolete references to plans H, I, and J, and instead require the issuer to make available Medicare supplement benefit plans A, B, C, and F, and Medicare supplement benefit plan K or L, or Medicare supplement benefit plan M or N, as specified. Existing law prohibits an issuer from denying Medicare supplement coverage to an eligible individual who is guaranteed issue under specified circumstances. Existing law requires certain eligible individuals to be guaranteed issue of Medicare supplement plan A, B, C, F (including a high deductible plan F) , K, or L. This bill would add to that guaranteed issue requirement Medicare supplement plans M and N. Existing law provides that an individual enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan (Medicare Part C) that reduces any of its benefits, or increases cost sharing, or terminates certain relationships with providers, is eligible for Medicare supplement coverage that is issued by the same issuer of his or her Medicare Advantage plan or by a subsidiary of, or a network that contracts with, the parent company of that issuer. This bill would extend that eligibility to an individual enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan that increases its premium. The bill would provide that an individual enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan is eligible for specified Medicare supplement coverage from any issuer under the circumstances described above if the issuer of his or her Medicare Advantage plan, or the subsidiary or network of the parent company, does not offer any other Medicare supplement coverage and only offers a Medicare Advantage plan or plans, and other specified conditions are met. Because a willful violation of the bill's requirements with respect to health care service plans would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 270, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 49. Noes 25. Page 2487.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 20 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 15. Page 1961.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  9. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.) (June 22).

  11. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  12. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  13. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 25. Page 1551.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 4).

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 4.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  19. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  20. From printer. May be heard in committee February 18.

  21. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Monning · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Monning

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 151 MONNING Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 49 Yea · 25 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 492305
Republican 0200
Democratic 0001
Total 492506
% of votes cast 61%31%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Butler — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Williams — Yea
Galgiani — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gorell — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Conway — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Cook — Nay
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Norby — Nay
Perea — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fuentes — Not Voting
Furutani — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB151 Monning By Hernandez

Passed 23 Yea · 15 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211402
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 231502
% of votes cast 58%38%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Huff — Nay
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Leno — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Runner — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Evans — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Official roll call →

AB 151 MONNING Assembly Third Reading

Passed 49 Yea · 25 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 482405
Democratic 1000
Republican 0101
Total 492506
% of votes cast 61%31%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Feuer — Yea
Butler — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Carter — Yea
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Williams — Yea
Campos — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gorell — Not Voting
Cedillo — Not Voting
Fletcher — Nay
Halderman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Beall — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Davis — Not Voting
Donnelly — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lara — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Not Voting
Norby — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Cook — Nay
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11500
Democratic 1000
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hill — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Lara — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 14 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14401
Total 14401
% of votes cast 74%21%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Logue — Nay
Silva — Not Voting
Smyth — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Williams — Yea
Eng — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 151 do?
Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires plans and insurers that issue Medicare supplement contracts or policies, as defined, to comply with specified requirements. Existing law requires issuers to make available to specified individuals who are 64 years of age or younger and who do not have end-stage renal disease, Medicare supplement benefit plans A, B, C, and F, and Medicare supplement benefit plan H, I, or J, or Medicare supplement benefit plan K or L, as specified. Existing federal law prohibits the issuance of new Medicare supplement plans H, I, and J, and instead authorizes the issuance of Medicare supplement plans M and N, as specified. This bill would delete from those provisions obsolete references to plans H, I, and J, and instead require the issuer to make available Medicare supplement benefit plans A, B, C, and F, and Medicare supplement benefit plan K or L, or Medicare supplement benefit plan M or N, as specified. Existing law prohibits an issuer from denying Medicare supplement coverage to an eligible individual who is guaranteed issue under specified circumstances. Existing law requires certain eligible individuals to be guaranteed issue of Medicare supplement plan A, B, C, F (including a high deductible plan F) , K, or L. This bill would add to that guaranteed issue requirement Medicare supplement plans M and N. Existing law provides that an individual enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan (Medicare Part C) that reduces any of its benefits, or increases cost sharing, or terminates certain relationships with providers, is eligible for Medicare supplement coverage that is issued by the same issuer of his or her Medicare Advantage plan or by a subsidiary of, or a network that contracts with, the parent company of that issuer. This bill would extend that eligibility to an individual enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan that increases its premium. The bill would provide that an individual enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan is eligible for specified Medicare supplement coverage from any issuer under the circumstances described above if the issuer of his or her Medicare Advantage plan, or the subsidiary or network of the parent company, does not offer any other Medicare supplement coverage and only offers a Medicare Advantage plan or plans, and other specified conditions are met. Because a willful violation of the bill's requirements with respect to health care service plans would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 151?
AB 151 is sponsored by Monning.
What is the current status of AB 151?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 18, 2011. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 151?
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