Medi-Cal
A bill (AB 2146) by Assembly member Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) was amended to eliminate Healthy Families and Medi-Cal payments to health care providers for hospital-acquired conditions. Providers also would be barred from billing patients for the conditions (Bill text, 6/19). The Senate Health Committee is reviewing the bill (Bill status, 6/19).
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