CALIFORNIA HEALTHLINE: Budget Health Care Bartering Brewing

CALIFORNIA HEALTHLINE: Budget Health Care Bartering Brewing

Medi-Cal rates: “We are very concerned that the budget does not address California’s outdated and inadequate provider rates when our state already has one of the lowest Medicaid payment rates in the country,” said Wendy Lazarus, co-president of The Children’s Partnership. “We urgently need to incentivize doctors and dentists to participate in the program and serve low-income families.”

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