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Health committee backs demonstration to expand specialty care access via hybrid telehealth model
Summary
AB 257 would authorize a demonstration project to expand specialty care access for Medi-Cal beneficiaries in underserved communities using a hybrid virtual model; committee approved the bill as amended and sent it to appropriations.
The Assembly Health Committee on March 25 approved AB 257, a bill by Assemblymember Flora to establish a demonstration project using a hybrid virtual care model to increase specialty care access for Medi‑Cal beneficiaries served by safety-net clinics.
Flora described AB 257 as a means to address clinician shortages and provide specialty care access through a hybrid model that integrates virtual services into community health…
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