Massive Sacramento Rally to Challenge Impending Medi-Cal Cuts and Preserve Access to Care June 4, 2013 Advocacy, CMA, Medi Cal, Politics and Medicine, SFMS Member Events Medi-Cal cuts, WeCare4CA, We Care for California 0 In the dispute over whether Gov. Jerry Brown's budget should do more to repair the state's tattered safety net, the fate of a planned cut in Medi-Cal payments to providers has taken a prominent role. A coalition of medical professional associations (including the California Medical Association and the California Hospital Association) and the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West is busing thousands of advocates to Sacramento today for a huge Medi-Cal rally. Lawmakers expected to speak during between 1 pm and 2 pm include Assemblyman Richard Pan, MD (D-Sacramento), and Assemblyman Luis Alejo (D-Watsonville). There are a couple of bills dealing with Medi-Cal payments before the Legislature right now—the one authored by Alejo made it out of the Assembly while the Senate version was re-referred to committee—and Brown's proposed budget includes a 10% reduction that has been ensnared in a court fight since being approved in 2011 but was just upheld by a federal appeals court. Join thousands of physicians, hospitals, dentists, health care workers, community clinics and patients in the historic rally to urge Legislature and Governor Brown to support SB 640 and AB 900! The main event will take place on the West Steps of the State Capitol from 1pm to 2pm. Source: Sacramento Bee Capitol Alert, June 4, 2013. Comments are closed.
