Tag: Medi-Cal

  • Immigrants in U.S. Illegally Could Qualify for Medi-Cal

    By Kenny Goldberg Up to 500,000 immigrants living in the U.S. illegally could be eligible for Medi-Cal coverage if executive actions  by President Barack Obama take effect, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Under the Affordable Care Act, immigrants in the country illegally are not allowed to…

  • Second Opinion: Tales From Year One of Covered California

    Video Credit: Nic McVicker, KPBS By Megan Burks Nearly 60 percent of San Diego County residents who were previously uninsured signed up for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act in 2014. And as year two begins, more than 300,000 more Californians will be joining them. Health exchange officials are calling the law a success.…

  • More Money for Medi-Cal, But Doctors’ Pay Cut Remains

    By Kenny Goldberg Thanks to Obamacare, more than 2 million additional Californians have signed up for Medi-Cal since last October. But it can be tough to find a doctor willing to treat them. That’s because the state cut the Medi-Cal pay rate by 10 percent, when California was in the depths of the recession. Anthony…

  • Doctors Praise Governor’s Move, But Say Medi-Cal Pay Still Too Low

    By Kenny Goldberg California Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget eliminates a planned 10 percent Medi-Cal payment cut that was to be retroactive to 2011. But it still preserves a 10 percent cut to Medi-Cal rates going forward. Approximately 8.5 million Californians have Medi-Cal coverage, including more than 350,000 people in San Diego County. And thanks…

  • Millions in California Will Remain Uninsured Despite Obamacare

    By Kenny Goldberg Officials say more than 1 million people have picked a health plan on the federal website, and some 400,000 Californians have enrolled through the state’s Covered California exchange. Even though many California residents are eligible for subsidized health insurance, the California HealthCare Foundation predicts over the next two years, millions of Californians…