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GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER SIGNS URGENTLY NEEDED LEGISLATION TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM UNFAIR HEALTH CARE PRACTICES

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, R-Calif., issued the following news release:

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed legislation to increase consumer protections by further limiting the unfair practice of "balance billing," an anti-consumer tactic that puts patients in the middle of payment disputes between health plans and health care providers. He has also signed legislation to prevent certain health insurance rescissions and to redirect funds collected from HMO fines to aid those having difficulty paying health care bills and obtaining health care coverage. The Governor signed these bills because of the urgent need to protect consumers from unfair health care billing and plan practices, ...

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