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Committee moves AB 499 to lower state reimbursement trigger for RFK Farm Workers Medical Plan
Summary
AB 499 would lower from $70,000 to $50,000 the per‑claim threshold at which the state reimburses the Robert F. Kennedy Farm Workers Medical Plan, a Taft‑Hartley plan serving about 6,000 beneficiaries, witnesses said. Supporters said the change helps solvency without raising the $3,000,000 annual cap.
Assemblymember Ortega presented AB 499, which would reduce the per‑claim reimbursement trigger for the Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Farm Workers Medical Plan from $70,000 to $50,000. Ortega said the plan serves roughly 6,000 farm workers and their families, that 96 percent of the plan’s budget goes to medical care, and that the plan has…
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