Calif. Bill Requiring HIV Test Coverage May Be Delayed By Budget Stalemate
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Whether California state legislation requiring insurers to cover routine HIV/AIDS tests is signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appears to depend largely on whether lawmakers can agree on a budget for fiscal 2009
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