title: Runaway Costs in Medi-Cal-a myth.
abstract: An analysis of increases in Medi-Cal expenditures to their present level, more than $4 billion a year, shows them to be attributable largely to changes in eligibility and scope of benefits. The actual costs of providing care have risen at a relatively modest rate. If in fact costs are to be lowered from present levels, public policy makers must make important decisions concerning program changes which transcend merely altering payment and delivery methods.
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics*