Medi-Cal Sued For Pushing Patients Into Managed Care Despite Judges’ Orders

(By Emily Bazar for Kaiser Health News)

Alondra Diaz can’t get enough of Elmo and Barney, and she adores picture books.

The 14-year old, who will enter high school next week, has several complex and debilitating medical conditions, including epilepsy, microcephaly and a mitochondrial disorder. Her long-standing team of doctors — a neurologist, geneticist, orthopedist, pediatrician and others — is primarily based at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where Diaz lives.

But Diaz may lose access to that team because of a recent move by the state agency that administers Medi-Cal, California’s version of the Medicaid health insurance program for low-income residents. Continue reading article here…

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