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California Academy of Family Physicians
Family Physicians Hail Patient Care Benefits; Court Order Overturns Medi-Cal Payment Cuts
September 6th, 2008
Family physicians today are commending Monday's order by a federal district judge that overturned the State of California's 10% cut in fees to physicians who see the 6.5 million patients covered by the Medi-Cal program. "The judge agreed with our evidence that patients would suffer if the payment cuts were allowed to stand," said Jeffrey Luther, MD, president of the 7,000-member California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP). The physicians learned of the ruling late yesterday. "We presented compelling evidence that many family physicians would be unable to continue seeing Medi-Cal patients," Luther explained. "Because the Department of Health Care Services' Medi-Cal...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-09-06)
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