California's attorney general wants to target racial discrimination in healthcare, including through an investigation of decision-making tools used by hospitals.
An algorithm used to inform healthcare decisions for millions of people shows significant racial bias in its predictions of the health risks of black patients.
Bonta is seeking the hospital industry’s cooperation in his algorithm investigation by framing racial and ethnic disparities as . He said he believes that his inquiry is the first of its kind and that it falls under the California Department of Justice’s responsibility to protect civil rights and consumers.Coleman Baeza and other advocates for healthcare consumers said the attorney general should also monitor nonprofit hospital mergers to ensure that healthcare facilities don’t reduce beds in underserved communities and crack down on predatory medical lending, particularly in dental care.
“They violate existing consumer protections, and that falls squarely within the AG’s jurisdiction,” saidNguy urged Bonta to go after underperforming health plans when they fail to contract with enough providers so patients can get timely appointments, even though the California Department of Managed Health Care is the state’s main health insurance regulator.
“During COVID, the health plans were essentially given a pause on reporting of their timely access. But that pause is over, and the plans have to meet these requirements,” Nguy said. “He can ask for that utilization data.”
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