No matter which agency regulates your plan, the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, says you will be charged the same co-pay (which is a flat dollar amount) for visiting an out-of-network emergency room as an in-network one, according to Janice Rocco, CDI deputy commissioner.
Date: Jul 02, 2014
Category: Health
Source: Google
Capitol Alert: California health exchange wants to analyze rate initiative
On Thursday, Deputy Commissioner Janice Rocco said she also contacted exchange staff and offered to have the insurance department sit down and discuss its 25-year history since the passage of Proposition 103, which gave it rate authority over auto, property and casualty insurance.
Date: Jun 19, 2014
Category: Health
Source: Google
California seeks limits on small-business self-insurance trend
"The goal of the legislation is to help ensure the success of the small group market as significant healthcare reforms are going into effect," said Janice Rocco, California's deputy insurance commissioner for health policy. "There's a concern carriers are selling a product that's not really appropri
Date: Mar 23, 2012
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Major Calif. Health Plans Raise Premiums at Rates Outpacing Medical Costs
Janice Rocco -- deputy commissioner for health policy at the state Department of Insurance -- said that many health insurers "have projected significant increases in medical costs and utilization, but those projections have not been borne out by experience."