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Governor Schwarzenegger's proposal would force families to renew their Medi-Cal health coverage every 3 months (quarterly status reports), rather than the current once-a-year. In effect, the proposal buries children in paperwork so those who can't keep up are dropped—and the state no longer has to pay for their health coverage.
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In 2003, Washington imposed a semi-annual renewal requirement on its Medicaid population. The requirement was soon rescinded, based on higher than expected administrative costs and uncompensated emergency room care. Here, David Hanig (Senior Policy Analyst, Washington State Legislature) shares with us the experience from Washington State.
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