Lawsuit says California healthcare system discriminatesA lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that the state’s healthcare system is discriminatory because it provides unequal care to the 13.5 million people who are enrolled in Medi-Cal, the health insurance program for low-income Californians. The suit alleges that Medi-Cal patients face big obstacles in getting timely access to care because the state pays providers so little for their services that many doctors decline to accept Medi-Cal patients. |