Medi-Cal selective contracting creates inequities, limits access.
SPCP rate reductions, intended to encourage cost-effectiveness and efficiency, simply slash desperately needed funds. The reduced rates paid to Los Angeles county hospitals caused an estimated $130 million loss of Medi-Cal funds in the first four years of the contracting program alone.
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National Health Law Program, Los Angeles.
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