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The California Department of Aging (CDA) is a California state department that oversees the execution of the Older Californians Act and the Older Americans Act. [1] It is nominally under the auspices of the California Health and Human Services Agency. It is headquartered in Sacramento. [2]
California was the first state in the U.S. to set up a health insurance marketplace. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The California Health Benefit Exchange was created in September 2010 when then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 1602, (the "California Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"), [ 3 ] by Assembly Speaker John Perez, and Senate ...
Consumer protection in California began with the passage of the Medical Practice Act of 1876. The Act was designed to regulate the State's medical professionals, who up to that point had operated virtually unchecked. However, an actual government agency with the legal authority to enforce the Act was not created until 1878.
California State Government Organization Archived 2010-10-06 at the Wayback Machine - Chart showing a hierarchy of the above departments and commissions; California State Agency Databases Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine - Comprehensive list of state agencies and databases maintained by the American Library Association
In March 2024 State Farm, the largest home insurance company in California by market share, broke the news that it would nonrenew around 70,000 policies, 30,000 of which are estimated to belong to ...
A State-based Marketplace (SBM) is a state-specific online marketplace where American citizens and legal residents can comparison shop, apply, and enroll in subsidized health insurance plans via a government agency.
The speaker of the California State Assembly presides over the State Assembly. The lieutenant governor is the ex officio president of the Senate and may break a tied vote, and the president pro tempore of the California State Senate is elected by the majority party caucus. The Legislature meets in the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
Two bills in the California State Legislature that would have implemented universal health coverage were vetoed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006 and 2008, respectively. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] A 2021 proposal for single-payer healthcare, AB 1400, also known as CalCare , was presented in the State Assembly, and renewed discussion about ...