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  1. From HAC's blog: The Assembly and Senate redebates the ACA...: In the last few years, the California legislature... bit.ly/MayDiB
  2. From HAC's blog: Legislative Deadline Draws Near: Just two days from the deadline to pass bills off of the floor... bit.ly/KedsLd
  3. CA Assembly passes AB1800(Ma) to limit out-of-pocket costs, implementing key part of ACA, on a 45-30 largely party line vote. #HCR
  4. GOP Asm. Halderman opposes AB1800(Ma) "on behalf of the 99%" & asks why millionaires shouldn't have option to get uncapped coverage. #HCR
  5. GOP Assemblymen Mansoor & Wagner also oppose AB1800(Ma). Wagner says we shouldn't be hurrying to pass bill before Supreme Court acts. #HCR
  6. GOP Assemblywoman Garrick opposes AB1800(Ma) with standard anti-mandate argument. Wants "more free market health care options." #CALeg #HCR
  7. Assemblywoman Ma presents AB1800, co-sponsored by us and the MS Society, to limit out-of-pocket costs, and help implement the ACA. #HCR
  8. Awaiting #CALeg vote on our AB1800(Ma), referenced in yesterday's LATimes article about high out-of-pocket costs. latimes.com/business/la-fi… #HCR
  9. Anthony Wright, executive director at Health Access California, a health care advocacy group, said there likely... fb.me/1S7ogqblP
  10. Assembly in recess until 1:15pm. Stilll awaiting vote on AB1800(Ma), to limit out-of-pocker costs. #HCR
  11. "It doesn't take a lot to push a whole range of families into medical debt and bankrupIt doesn't take a lot to... fb.me/17LMAVg1N
  12. AB1526(Monning), to improve MRMIP state program for those denied for pre-existing conditions, passes California Assembly unanimously. #HCR
  13. Assemblymember Monning presents AB1526, to improve MRMIP, the state high-risk pool for those denied for pre-existing conditions. #HCR
  14. California Senate Passes Key Health Insurance Reforms in the Affordable Care Act. #HCR icont.ac/15kUN
  15. Surprisingly long and civil debate in CA Senate on SB961(Hernandez) & Affordable Care Act. #HCR Some errors, but no DC anti-Obamacare junk.
  16. SB961(Hernandez), to reform individual insurance market under ACA to ban pre-existing conditions, passes CA Senate on party line vote. #HCR
  17. Senator Hernandez, chair of Senate Health, closes on SB961, to implement ACA insurance reforms. Responds to comments by GOP Senators. #HCR
  18. GOP Senator Gaines says we need to do cost containment 1st in health care, cites benefits but costs of tech, opposes SB961(Hernandez). #HCR
  19. GOP Senator Wyland says SB961(Hernandez) is "very important," cites reasons for the need, but demurrs and says it is "premature." #HCR