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Expanding Medi-Cal Caseload Leaves State Queasy

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About eight million low-income Californians rely on Medi-Cal. The federal government wants to expand the program as part of healthcare reform, and has offered to pick up most of the tab -- at first. But the Brown administration is balking at the idea of welcoming another 1.5 million people into California's safety net insurance program.

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