By Katie Orr and Lisa Aliferis, KQED News Fix/State of Health
After a year of wrangling, California lawmakers Monday approved a reform of a critical tax on health plans designed to keep more than a billion dollars of federal funds flowing to Medi-Cal. The deal includes millions for services for the developmentally disabled.
The old tax was set to expire July 1, under new federal rules. The current tax is levied only on plans for Medi-Cal patients. Under the new requirements, all managed care plans must pay.
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