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  • Title: Calif. Governor vetoes bill to furnish clean drinking water.
    Journal: AIDS Policy Law; 1995 Nov 03; 10(20):5. PubMed ID: 11362862.
    Abstract:
    Several water suppliers in California have detected cryptosporidium, a parasite, in the drinking water. This parasite causes a variety of medical problems for normally healthy people, but can prove fatal to those with compromised immune systems, such as AIDS patients. California legislators adopted A.B. 590, a bill which would have added bottled water and water filters to the list of medical benefits offered by Medi-Cal, the State's medical assistance program. When the legislation reached Governor Pete Wilson on October 12, 1995, it was vetoed. The governor stated that if a Medi-Cal beneficiary was unable to boil water or obtain boiled water from a family member, then that beneficiary was eligible for attendant services. AIDS advocates argued that it is more cost effective for the State to provide clean water and filters than attendant services.
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