Comments on: Medi-Cal boom strains doctors and budgets

By: Will

Will — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 03:14:12 +0000

This “stuff” just boggles my mind. The notion that Medi-Cal not paying/reimbursing medical providers adequately, not paying them market values….but letting illegal immigrants gain this medical coverage is INSANE. What is WRONG with this picture?!

Here is an idea. Adjust the Medi-Cal reimbursements to medical providers to their proper levels. Then anyone who isn’t a LEGAL U.S./California resident, Medi-Cal should NOT be provided….period!

Once this happens, state budgetary obligations wouldn’t be an issue then….would it?!

By: Queeg

Queeg — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 23:33:28 +0000

Comrades like free stuff…..why pay deductibles, premiums and nonsense like that-

Food banks, charities, churches , rescue missions give lots of free stuff…..Obama gives free phones and soon free internet….earned income credits are a boon….the list boundless and maybe endless.

The key is the word “free”.

By: Richard Rider

Richard Rider — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 21:51:40 +0000

This scarcity of California health care is yet another reason to leave the Golden State — to seek timely medical services. With our uber-progressive state income tax system, many lack concerns about our California taxes.

But sooner or later EVERYONE gets concerned about being able to find a doctor who will see them — especially a specialist. You’d think that departing residents would help alleviate the scarcity problem, but UNfortunately it’s likely that a disproportionate number of fleeing refugees will be MD’s.

By: RT

RT — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 14:18:50 +0000

Medi-Cal was a mess before the ACA and “Covered California”.
Now more and more people are being pushed onto Medi-Cal because if you are eligible for “Cal Fresh” (Food Stamps) you are automatically eligible Medi-Cal and can not receive the federal subsidies for “Covered California”.
This is pushing more and more people on an already broken system.