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Battle Lines Are Drawn Over California Deal With Kaiser Permanente

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A controversial proposal to grant HMO giant Kaiser Permanente a no-bid statewide Medicaid contract is headed for its first legislative hearing amid vocal opposition from a coalition of counties, competing health plans, community clinics, and a national health care labor union.

California Inks Sweetheart Deal With Kaiser Permanente, Jeopardizing Medicaid Reforms

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The backroom deal with politically connected Kaiser Permanente, which infuriated other Medi-Cal health plans, allows the health care giant to continue selecting the enrollees it wants.