Monterey, CA Medi-Cal Cost To California Could Be Lower Due To The Affordable Care Act

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There are revolutionary changes in the health care system due to the Affordable Care Act (health care reform).  Some are good and some are bad, but there is no question that government paid health care systems are going to have to completely reinvent their businesses.   Currently, the various states are struggling with complying with new rules which will give the states considerable cash rebates if they change to using Medicaid (called Medi-Cal in California) prescription managed care organizations.  These are pharmacies, mainly mail-order and online, which have already negotiated huge discounts with large pharmaceutical companies.  In addition, the government will be comparing various drug costs across multiple states, and rewarding states that do the best.  In one common drug, for instance, it cost Alabama $10 per prescription, while in many other states the drug cost only $2.  It's great to see that people are paying close attention to these numbers given our deficit.

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