One child, a $21-million medical bill: How a tiny number of patients poses a huge challenge for Medi-Cal
Sunday, July 16, 2017 - 11:32
in Health & Medicine
Somewhere in California, one child’s medical expenses in 2014 totaled $21 million — a bill covered entirely by Medi-Cal, the state’s version of Medicaid. The child’s condition is not known. But the cost of care was mentioned in recent Twitter and Facebook posts by Jennifer Kent, head of the state...