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Civil Litigation

Jun. 26, 2019

Medi-Cal divestment affects Latino recipients unequally, lawsuit claims

An Alameda County Superior Court judge ruled a 2017 lawsuit alleging the state of California provides unequal medical care to more than 13 million Medi-Cal participants, half of whom are Latino, can proceed to trial.

An Alameda County judge ruled a 2017 lawsuit alleging the state provides unequal medical care to more than 13 million Medi-Cal participants, half of whom are Latino, can proceed to trial.

In the ruling, made June 21 and posted Monday, Superior Court Judge Winifred Y. Smith agreed the plaintiffs sufficiently stated claims for disparity in treatment and intention...

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