§ 14165.10. — 14165.10. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 960, Sec. 7.)

California § 14165.10.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code WIC: Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
• Div. 9.: DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES
• Part 3.: PART 3. AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
• Ch. 7.: CHAPTER 7. Basic Health Care
• Art. 5.1.: ARTICLE 5.1. California Medical Assistance Commission

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The commission or department may direct independent studies, to include, but not be limited to, the following objectives:
(a)
The development of a method of private medical insurance coverage of the Medi-Cal program as to those Medi-Cal beneficiaries whose medical costs reach a catastrophic level or who become chronically ill.
(b)
The potential for Medi-Cal payment of medical coverage premiums for the various classifications of Medi-Cal beneficiaries.
(c)
For
each classification of Medi-Cal beneficiaries, the provision of specified medical benefits on the basis of subsidization by the beneficiaries through the payment of premiums.
(d)
A comparison of Medi-Cal benefits with the medical coverage available to most Californians not covered by Medi-Cal, along with analysis and recommendations concerning alternative benefit packages for Medi-Cal.
(e)
The determination of whether health care plans providing services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries should offer less than the full range of Medi-Cal benefits.
(f)
The development of alternative standards for beneficiary eligibility and copayment under Medi-Cal.
(g)
The development of a method of response to temporary deficits in the Medi-Cal program that will both control
expenditures and, to the extent possible, preserve the availability to beneficiaries of essential health services.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 960, Sec. 7.