Department of Managed Health Care Provides Independent Analysis of the Competitive Effects of Centene’s Proposed Acquisition of Magellan Health

By William Espinosa On October 12, 2021, Deborah Haas Wilson, PH.D., who was retained by the Office of the California Attorney General on behalf of DMHC, published her independent analysis of the anti-competitive impact on subscribers and enrollees of a Continue reading

California COVID-19 Emergency Testing Regulations Imposed By DMHC without Notice Ruled Improper

By William Espinosa California Association of Health Plans v. Mary Watanabe, et al., Case No. 20STCP03773 (Super. Ct., Los Angeles County). On May 5, 2021, after full consideration of the arguments and evidence presented at trial by Petitioner California Association Continue reading

Department Did Not Violate Weldon Amendment, According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

By Hunter W. Collins In an August 13, 2021 letter, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) withdrew and closed a complaint against the State of California and the Department of Managed Health Care Continue reading

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Finds Standing in Skyline Wesleyan Church’s Claims Against Department of Managed Health Care, Remands Case to District Court

By Alex Ruf On May 13, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Department of Managed Health Care, 959 F.3d 341, 344 (2020), reversing the U.S. District Court Continue reading