The state plans to use its current county-based coverage initiative to enroll the newly eligible so that they can more easily transition to the federally funded program in 2014.
The waiver also provides funding for improving safety-net hospitals, care coordination, outcomes and cost effectiveness, according to the report.
Read the AHA News Now report on the California reform waiver.
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– Mortality Rate for Heart Surgery Fell by 19% in California Hospitals
– Fitch Ratings: California Non-Profit Hospitals Remain Strong Despite Economic Downturn
– California Hospital Prices on the Rise, Particularly in Bay Area
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