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Perspective

Jul. 13, 2016

Bill updates draconian Medi-Cal recovery rules

Incorporating the provisions of Senate Bill 33, the budget bill on health services recently signed by the governor ended more than two decades of onerous post-death claims against the estates of some of California's Medi-Cal beneficiaries. By Patricia McGinnis

By Patricia McGinnis

When Gov. Jerry Brown signed the budget bills on June 27, he signed into law the most significant and progressive changes in Medi-Cal recovery since 1993, when Gov. Pete Wilson signed his budget bill that created California's current draconian Medi-Cal Recovery program. Incorporating the provisions of Senate Bill 33, authored by Sen. Ed Hernandez, the budget bill on health services ended more than two decades of onero...

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