The California Senate Appropriations Committee plans to hold a hearing May 14 on Senate Bill 1438, a bill that could eventually lead to the creation of a statewide long-term care insurance (LTCI) program in California.
Members of the Senate Insurance Committee voted 5-3 to approve S.B. 1438 April 25.
The bill, introduced by state Sen. Elaine Alquist, D-Santa Clara, Calif., calls for the California insurance commissioner to form a task force that would study the idea of creating an LTCI program.