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Medical Interpreters Bill Up For Consideration Again

  •  Pauline Bartolone 
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 | Sacramento, CA
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A bill that would create a medical interpreters program is up for consideration once again. This year’s bill is essentially the same as last year’s.

The state would pay interpreters to help Medi-Cal patients who have limited English skills to understand their health care.

Will Shuck with the California Assembly Speaker’s office says what’s different this year is the timing.

“It was popular with the legislature last year, and we’re hoping it will be more popular with the Governor,” says Shuck.

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed the program last year, saying it was unwise to add more complexity to the Medicaid expansion under the federal health law.

The Assembly Speakers office says almost 7 million Californians speak English “less than very well.” It says this bill would improve the quality of health care for some of them.


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