Why not expand Medi-Cal in California?
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - 12:30
in Mathematics & Economics
The benefits to the public — including higher productivity, better health and fewer unpaid bills at county hospitals — more than justify the investment.California's Democratic-controlled Legislature has been an enthusiastic supporter of the 2010 federal healthcare reform law, but it has yet to take advantage of one of the most important provisions: the opportunity to offer Medi-Cal, the state's version of the Medicaid insurance program for the poor, to more Californians largely at the federal government's expense.