Health Financing
Schwarzenegger signed SB 1277 by Sen. Elaine Alquist (D-San Jose), which will require DHS to develop a fee schedule that will apply to payments for indigent care from county Physician Services Accounts and Hospital Services Accounts. The fee schedule will apply in instances in which counties contract with the state to administer these accounts (Bill text, 8/25).
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