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The Governor signed AB 188 (Jones, D-Sacramento/Alquist, D-Santa Clara/Steinberg, D-Sacramento) on Nov. 5. Co-sponsored by CHA, the bill provides the necessary appropriations for the state to seek federal approval to implement AB 1383 (Jones, D-Sacramento/Alquist, D-Santa Clara). AB 1383 assesses a fee on hospitals for the purpose of securing matching federal funds to make supplemental Medi-Cal payments to hospitals and to provide the state with $320 million in annual funding for children’s health care coverage.
AB 188 provides the state with the authority to make the supplemental Medi-Cal payments to hospitals and allows for the disbursement of funds for children’s health care coverage, once AB 1383 is implemented. AB 188 will provide the immediate funding to cover the Department of Health Care Services administrative and staffing expenses to seek federal approval for AB 1383. Contact: Anne McLeod, (916) 552-7536, amcleod@calhospital.org.
