California Senate Bill 964 Of 2014, To Ensure Network Adequacy & Access To Care In Covered California & Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans

California Senate Bill (SB) 964 would require Medi-Cal managed plans and insurers offering individual plans through Covered California to provide annual reports to the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) about the adequacy of their provider networks. The legislature passed SB 964 on August 27, 2014, and presented it to Governor Jerry Brown on September 4, 2014. Governor Brown has until the end of the month to sign or veto the bill . . .