Tag: Medi-Cal

  • Medi-Cal Major Factor in Surge in Emergency Visits

    By Kenny Goldberg There’s been a surge in visits to California emergency rooms and Medi-Cal patients have played a big role. A new report doesn’t bode well for Obamacare, which could add an estimated 2.9 million people to the Medi-Cal program. UC San Francisco researchers looked at emergency department visits between 2005 and 2010. During…

  • Lawmakers Restore Some Medi-Cal Benefits Cut During Recession

    By Kenny Goldberg State lawmakers approved major enhancements to the Medi-Cal program. For the first time, low-income adults who don’t have children will be eligible for Medi-Cal. The Medi-Cal expansion, approved Saturday, will also include immigrants who have become legal residents within the last five years. In total, nearly 1.5 million more Californians will be…

  • Tweet City Heights: Can California Doctors Handle Surge in Medi-Cal Enrollment?

    By Megan Burks Can California Doctors Handle Surge in Medi-Cal Enrollment? State lawmakers gave an initial OK Thursday to expanding Medi-Cal under the Affordable Care Act. The expansion would extend Medi-Cal coverage to more than a million Californians next year, with initial costs being covered by the federal government. But doctors say they’re already struggling…

  • Tweet City Heights: Medi-Cal Rate Cut Approved Despite Growing Caseload

    By Megan Burks Medi-Cal Rat Cut Approved Despite Growing Caseload An appeals court ruled California can cut Medi-Cal reimbursement rates 10 percent. The rates are how doctors get paid for treating patients on the state’s public health program. KPBS reports doctors are livid and say the rate cut could impact access to care. Already, less…

  • Healthy Families Transition to Medi-Cal Starting

    By Kenny Goldberg State officials say California will begin to transition 800,000 kids out of the Healthy Families program and into Medi-Cal next month. The move comes despite concerns that some children may not get the same level of care. Nearly 80,000 children in San Diego County get low-cost medical and dental care through Healthy…