California Providers Want Info On Medicaid Cuts August 30, 2011 Advocacy, CMA, Medicare CMA advocacy, medicaid, Medicaid cuts 0 California provider groups say the state is intentionally keeping them in the dark about how major proposed cuts to the state's Medicaid program will affect access to care. It's been two months since California formally requested CMS approval to slash Medicaid by $1.5 billion through provider rate cuts, new mandatory co-pays and limits on the number of physician visits. The state's care providers are up in arms over California's refusal to share information on how those cuts would affect Medicaid beneficiaries' ability to get care. "They're stonewalling us," said Francisco Silva, CMA general counsel, which filed a Freedom of Information Act request with CMS two weeks ago to determine whether the state has done its homework on how the cuts would affect physician access. (Millman, 8/30). Comments are closed.
