Health Care & Hospital Law
Feb. 24, 2011
Health Care Reform: A Safety Net for the Uninsured Could Be a Noose for the Health Care System
California can ill-afford the millions of people health care reform will add to its Medi-Cal rolls. By David K. Leatherberry & Linda Hunt Mullany of Gordon & Rees LLP.
Nearly five million uninsured California residents will become eligible for health coverage in January 2014, when health care reform is implemented, according to a recent report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. The vast majority will be insured through Medi-Cal, representing a surge in enrollment at a time when the state is looking for ways to reduce benefits.
The study found that seven mill...
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