Battle Lines Are Drawn Over California Deal With Kaiser Perm

A controversial proposal to grant HMO giant Kaiser Permanente a no-bid statewide Medi-Cal contract is opposed by a coalition of counties, competing health plans, community clinics, and a labor union.

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