Arnold Schwarzenegger
California State Governor

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after his Administration's Department of Managed Health Care announced that coverage would be reinstated for many Californians after an investigation into rescission practices by health care insurers:

“I applaud the Department of Managed Health Care, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Health Net for reaching groundbreaking agreements where Kaiser will reinstate coverage to 1,092 consumers, and Health Net to 85 consumers, who previously had their health coverage rescinded. This important settlement should pave the way to similar agreements with other health plans to reinstate health coverage for consumers. Patients should not live in fear of losing their health care coverage when they need it most. I look forward to working with my partners in the Legislature to ensure this egregious practice is stopped.”