Government
Governor signs Calif. budget, releasing delayed Medicaid payments
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted Sept. 10, 2007
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed California's $145.5 billion state budget for fiscal year 2007-08 on Aug. 24 -- 54 days after the prior year's budget expired. The state withheld $1.2 billion in Medi-Cal payments to various program participants during the impasse. State Controller John Chiang announced on Aug. 27 that his office had begun processing the delayed claims.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2007/09/10/gvbf0910.htm.