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By TIM MORAN
BEE STAFF WRITER

Last Updated: February 8, 2007, 04:03:56 AM PST

Stanislaus County needs the extra $3 million in revenue that a change in federal classification for its health clinics would bring — but it had to cede some control over a health board to keep its application alive.

The county is seeking federally designated status for its clinics, which would allow the county to get full cost reimbursement for services to Medi-Cal and Medicare patients.

The designation would bring an additional $3 million annually to the cash-strapped health clinic system. The new revenue would prevent additional service cuts to the clinic system, which has been a multimillion-dollar drain on the county's general fund in recent years.

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