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Healthcare/Hospital Law

Apr. 8, 2010

Bill Seeks to Level Playing Field

Spurred by stories of sick and injured policyholders whose disability claims are improperly denied and then tied up in court, a state lawmaker has introduced legislation that experts say would level the playing field for the disabled.

By Evan George

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Spurred by stories of sick and injured policyholders whose disability claims are improperly denied and then tied up in court, a Sacramento lawmaker has introduced legislation that experts say would level the playing field for the disabled.

Assemblyman Dave Jones said his bill, AB 1868, "will help disabled people across California who have suffered from disability insurers' ref...

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