California's Democratic leaders have come to an agreement on how to use more than a billion dollars in tobacco tax money to improve health care for the poor. Capital Public Radio's Sally Schilling explains a little less than half will go toward increasing payments for doctors and dentists who see Medi-Cal patients.
Calif. Legislature, Gov. Brown Come To Agreement On How To Spend New Tobacco Tax Revenue
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