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Committee backs AB 499 to lower state reimbursement trigger for RFK farmworkers medical plan
Summary
AB 499 would reduce the state reimbursement trigger for the Robert F. Kennedy Farm Workers Medical Plan from $70,000 to $50,000 per claim, keeping the plan’s existing $3 million annual cap intact. Sponsors said the change helps the plan remain solvent after recent high-cost episodes; labor and plan administrators testified in support.
Assembly Bill 499: The Senate Committee on Health considered AB 499, which would lower the threshold at which the state reimburses the Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Farm Workers Medical Plan for high-cost claims from $70,000 to $50,000 while keeping the existing $3,000,000 annual cap on state reimbursements.
Why it matters: The RFK plan is a Taft‑Hartley joint labor‑management plan that serves about 6,000 farmworkers…
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