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Health committee advances AB 843 to align California law with federal language-access rules for health coverage
Summary
AB 843 would codify federal 2024 language-access requirements into California law to ensure people with limited English proficiency can access and understand health insurance and related services.
The Assembly Health Committee on March 25 advanced AB 843, a bill from Assemblymember Garcia to strengthen language access in health insurance coverage by aligning California law with federal language-access requirements adopted in 2024.
Garcia told the committee that more than 6.5 million Californians have lived in the U.S. fewer than five years and face limited English proficiency, and…
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