BILL NUMBER:  AB 2093
  VETOED	DATE: 09/29/2010




To the Members of the California State Assembly:
I am returning Assembly Bill 2093 without my signature.   Our state's
public health system rests on the administration of vaccinations and
I support efforts to ensure all children are appropriately
vaccinated, which is why I am pleased to sign Assembly Bill 354.
This bill, however, is an inappropriate effort to carve various
elements out of negotiated provider contracts and set those
reimbursement rates in statute. Existing law already requires health
plans to fully cover certain preventive benefits, including
immunizations.  Reimbursing providers for their "administrative costs"
at a Medicare rate completely undermines the purpose of capitation
and provider contracts, especially if a provider's actual costs are
below the Medicare fee.
For this reason, I am unable to sign this measure.
Sincerely,

Arnold Schwarzenegger