This is getting pretty dire as Medi-Cal providers stopped receiving payments in late July because the state does not have a spending plan in place. How long will this go? It is very difficult already to find physicians and facilities that will take Medi-Cal, unless you are pregnant and having a baby, which seems to be the only item where they have a decent compensation rate. BD
A federal judge has ordered a temporary halt in the state's 10 percent reduction in Medi-Cal reimbursement rates, improving access to care for 6.5 million low-income patients but throwing a new wrench in already difficult budget negotiations.
The U.S. District Court decision forces the state to reimburse most Medi-Cal providers at rates prior to the 10 percent cut, which lawmakers and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made effective July 1 as a cost-cutting measure to help resolve a $15.2 billion budget shortfall this year.
The move increases reimbursement rates the state pays to doctors, dentists, pharmacists, adult day-care centers and other providers who serve Medi-Cal patients. It excludes some hospitals who do not contract with the state and do not provide emergency care.
Politics - Court rejects California's Medi-Cal cuts - sacbee.com
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