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The Golden State is trying to protect its standards for vaccines and birth control from any changes that might come out of Washington.

The independent dispute resolution process has generated at least $5 billion (about $2 billion to $2.5 billion annually) in total costs through the end of 2024.

The move comes as Cigna advances with new rules for patient evaluation claims.

Enrollment in "noncompliant nongroup" plans could climb by 119,000, or 5.2%, to 2.3 million.

The website is part of a broader administration initiative to implement a most favored nation pricing model in which Americans pay no more for drugs than the lowest prices charged in other wealthy countries.

The regulator put group health as an option on a list that also included short-term health insurance and direct primary care arrangements.