The San Diego Union-Tribune published the following commentary on December 9, 2011.
Medi-Cal’s Hollow Promise By Robert E. Wailes, M.D.
Medi-Cal, the federal Medicaid program operated by California, addresses health care for 6.6 million low-income or disabled Californians. From the physician’s perspective, Medi-Cal is deeply troubled, plagued by decades of overpromised services and systematic underfunding; and it’s about to get much worse.
Inadequate or nonexistent access to dental, medical and hospital care for Medi-Cal recipients has been documented by several studies. A recent survey showed that 49 percent of Medi-Cal recipients could not access care.
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