Medicare Drug Benefit
SB 623 by Sen. Patricia Wiggins (D-Santa Rosa) would require the Department of Health Services to pay all copayments required by prescription drug plans for state residents who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medi-Cal (Bill text, 4/30). The amended legislation was withdrawn from the Senate Public Safety Committee and referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee (Bill status, 4/30).
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