Medi-Cal
AB 671 by Assembly member Jim Beall (D-San Jose) was amended to expand eligibility for Medi-Cal to "frequent users of health care" -- Californians who have had at least 8 visits to a hospital emergency department, one hospital admission and five days of inpatient care in the past year (Bill text, 3/11). The bill is before the Senate Rules Committee (Bill status, 3/12).
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