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This report analyzes evidence on the medical effectiveness of pediatric asthma self-management training and education (PASMTE) and the impact that mandated coverage under Assembly Bill (AB) 2185 would have on total health care costs, utilizations, and the public’s health. 

This report documents the process used by the California Health Benefits Review Program (CHBRP)  in assessing the public health impact of proposed health insurance benefit mandates. 

This document outlines the cost and coverage model used for producing cost estimates of proposed health insurance benefit mandates for the California legislature. 

This article examines the role of the California Health Benefits Review Program (CHBRP) as a source of information in state health policy making. 

This report identifies states that have laws requiring the review of mandated health insurance benefits and describes the various approaches states take in reviewing mandated benefits, as stated in the mandated benefit review (MBR) laws. 

This analysis identifies and compares the trends in mandated benefits laws in the United States.

This report discusses the approach taken by CHBRP in regards to the medical effectiveness analysis as one component of each proposed billed analysis. 

This overview provides an outline of the objectives of the California Health Benefits Review Program as delegated by Assembly Bill 1996( 2002), intended to enhance the evaluation of bills related to health insurance benefits.