The clock is ticking for legislation wending its way through the state Capitol. Next Friday is the last day for bills to pass their house of origin - or not. One bill facing a live-or-die moment this week would extend health care coverage to the undocumented. It would do so in part by allowing them to enroll in Medi-Cal. A new report released Wednesday by UC Berkeley and UCLA estimates that would increase state costs by $350 million, about 2 percent of the Medi-Cal budget. Opponents say that's too much.
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