A broad coalition of health care groups sued the state of California on Monday, hoping to stop 10 percent cuts to Medi-Cal and Denti-Cal reimbursements from taking effect July 1.
The lawsuit, which seeks class-action status, was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on behalf of California health care providers and seeks an injunction to halt the cuts which would adversely affect low-income Californians, as well as private sector providers of care.
As part of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s plan to trim a $16 billion budget deficit, in February the state Legislature approved the cuts to the reimbursement rates paid to doctors who treat Medi-Cal patients.