Medicare Drug Benefit
A bill (SB 623) by Sen. Patricia Wiggins (D-Santa Rosa) would have directed the state to cover medication copayments for California residents dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid who are enrolled in Medicare drug plans (Bill Text, 4/30). The Senate Appropriations Committee did not hear the bill (Bill Status, 5/31).
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