Table 4.

Summary of Cost and Coverage Impacts of Legislative Bills Analyzed Using the Cost and Coverage Model during the 2004 Legislative Session

Assembly or Senate Bill Number	Proposed Benefit Mandate	Insured Members Targeted by Proposed Mandate	Total Targeted Insured Population (Millions)	Insured Members without Coverage before Mandate (Millions)	Utilization Rate before Mandate (%)	Utilization Rate after Mandate (%)	Total Insured Members Affected by Mandate (Millions)
AB 438	Osteoporosis screening	Women 50–64	1.777	1.580	11.00	30.00	16.261
AB 547	Ovarian cancer screening	Women 18–64	5.890	5.540	6.00	22.00	16.261
SB 101	Substance disorder treatment	Members 0–64	16.261	16.261	**	**	16.261
SB 174	Hearing aids for children	Members 0–17*	4.408	1.630	63.00	65.00	15.513
SB 897	Maternity services	Members 0–64	0.375	0.375	1.34	1.34	16.261
SB 1555	Maternity services	Non-HMO Members 0–64	0.292	0.292	1.34	1.34	6.444
AB 2185	Childhood asthma self-management	HMO Members 0–17	3.495	0.377	54.00	64.00	16.261

^*Does not apply to children covered by individual policies and enrolled in HMOs.

^**Multiple services are affected by mandate, so a single utilization rate does not apply.

Source: Analyses of individuals bills conducted by the California Health benefits review program. Individual reports are available at http://www/chbrp.org/analyses.html

HMO, health maintenance organization.