Californians will be immediately impacted by health-related measures that are signed into law on January 1st, 2025. Every year, numerous bills are passed into law.
Every year, the California Chronic Care Coalition examines new legislation to make sure that patients’ needs are met and their opinions are acknowledged. Patients in California who suffer from unusual and chronic illnesses may be most affected by these five passed bills.
The government guidance mandating that health plans and health insurers provide services essential to providing recommended preventive services at no out-of-pocket expense is codified in this measure. Patients should anticipate less financial hardship as a result of AB 2258, which prohibits health insurers from imposing cost-sharing for services linked to screenings and preventive care services that the California Code deems essential.
Through the creation of recommendations, grant applications, and advocacy for people with rare diseases, this measure creates the Jacqueline Marie Zbur Rare Disease Advisory Council, which will enhance patient access to rare disease services.
By requiring insurance companies to pay for infertility diagnosis and services, this law broadens access to healthcare and guarantees that those who are infertile receive thorough treatment.
This bill helps those who are struggling with medical bills by making it illegal for healthcare professionals to disclose patient medical debt to credit agencies.
This measure mandates that health plans or insurers cover at least one medicine in each of four categories pertaining to opiate addiction, treatment, and overdose without the need for prior authorization, step therapy, or utilization reviews.
Every year, hundreds of measures that could affect insurance coverage, treatment, and access to healthcare are passed in California.
“Everyone should review their health plan every year to make sure their providers, medications, and other treatments remain available, and that they understand the associated fees and cost-sharing in their plan,” said Liz Helms, president and CEO of the California Chronic Care Coalition, which keeps an eye on proposed bills and determines which will benefit people with chronic illnesses. In order to advance the interests and concerns of California patients, we will examine the proposed legislation in the upcoming year and collaborate with legislators, member advocates, and others.
Although the CCCC thinks these legislation might have the most obvious effect on Californians undergoing continuous and long-term treatment, they are not a typical sampling of the many bills that were passed in 2024.
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