Health Care Groups Sue California Over Planned Medi-Cal Cuts

Mercury News.com reported today that a coalition of health care groups have filed a lawsuit against the state of California to prevent 10 percent cuts to Medi-Cal and Denti-Cal payments scheduled to begin July 1, 2008. There are more than 6 million low-income Californians that use Medi-Cal for health care services. The class-action lawsuit has been filed in The Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of California health care providers. The complaint includes the California Medical Association, the California Hospital Association and the California Dental Association.