BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
SB 1159 (Hernandez) - California Health Care Cost and Quality
Database
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|Version: March 28, 2016 |Policy Vote: HEALTH 8 - 0, JUD. |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: May 27, 2016 |Consultant: Brendan McCarthy |
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Bill
Summary: SB 1159 would require the Secretary of Health and
Human Services to convene an advisory committee to develop the
parameters for the establishment and implementation of a health
care cost and quality database. The bill would require health
insurers and health plans to provide specified health care
utilization and cost information to the Secretary for inclusion
in a health care cost and quality database.
*********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
The following information is revised to reflect amendments
adopted by the committee on May 27, 2016
Fiscal
Impact:
Likely ongoing costs in the hundreds of thousands per year to
provide staff support to the required advisory committee and
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to develop the report on health care utilization and financing
issues (General Fund).
Ongoing costs of about $100,000 per year for Department of
Insurance enforcement of the requirement to report data by
insurers (Insurance Fund.)
Likely ongoing costs up $100,000 per year for Department of
Managed Health Care enforcement of the requirement to report
data by health plans (Managed Care Fund.)
Committee
Amendments: Delete the requirement to study the development of
a health care cost and quality database, authorize the Secretary
to enter into contracts to use the information received under
the bill, and make the report one-time.
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