Section 1385.04 Of Article 6.2. Review Of Rate Increases From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2.2. >> Article 6.2.
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. (a) For large group health care service plan contracts,
all health plans shall file with the department at least 60 days
prior to implementing any rate change all required rate information
for unreasonable rate increases. This filing shall be concurrent with
the written notice described in subdivision (a) of Section 1374.21.
(b) For large group rate filings, health plans shall submit all
information that is required by PPACA. A plan shall also submit any
other information required pursuant to any regulation adopted by the
department to comply with this article.
(c) A health care service plan subject to subdivision (a) shall
also disclose the following aggregate data for all rate filings
submitted under this section in the large group health plan market:
(1) Number and percentage of rate filings reviewed by the
following:
(A) Plan year.
(B) Segment type.
(C) Product type.
(D) Number of subscribers.
(E) Number of covered lives affected.
(2) The plan's average rate increase by the following categories:
(A) Plan year.
(B) Segment type.
(C) Product type.
(3) Any cost containment and quality improvement efforts since the
plan's last rate filing for the same category of health benefit
plan. To the extent possible, the plan shall describe any significant
new health care cost containment and quality improvement efforts and
provide an estimate of potential savings together with an estimated
cost or savings for the projection period.
(d) The department may require all health care service plans to
submit all rate filings to the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners' System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing (SERFF).
Submission of the required rate filings to SERFF shall be deemed to
be filing with the department for purposes of compliance with this
section.