Eric Risberg
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AP
Legislators approved a redesigned health tax that shifts more cost onto privately insured Californians to help preserve billions in federal Medi-Cal funding. A family of four could pay $400 more a year in premiums — but the tax still needs federal approval from the Trump administration to take effect.
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