SF mayor blasts Medi-Cal cuts, proposes lawsuit to regain funding

[Kadie]

SF mayor blasts Medi-Cal cuts, proposes lawsuit to regain funding
By JULIET WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer

Tuesday, March 25, 2008


(03-25) 14:25 PDT Sacramento, CA (AP) --

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is criticizing deep cuts to California's Medi-Cal program and says he is considering a lawsuit to reinstate some of the funding.

In an address to the Sacramento Press Club, the mayor said the cuts will devastate the poor and hurt cities.

They will reduce by 10 percent the reimbursements to doctors who participate in the state program. California already has among the lowest reimbursement rates in the nation.

The cuts were approved in February by the Legislature and signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom talks to reporters after his appearance before the Sacramento Press Club in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, March 25, 2008. Newsom is criticizing deep cuts to California's Medi-Cal program and says he is considering a lawsuit to reinstate some of the funding.
(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

[Taverner]

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