US Politics
The Moral Catastrophe of Medi-Cal Dental Cuts: Abandoning California's Most Vulnerable
California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed cutting $1 billion from Medi-Cal Dental, which would reduce reimbursement rates to dentists by 40-80% and likely cause many providers to stop serving the 15 million vulnerable Californians who rely on the program. This heartless attack on essential healthcare services will inflict unimaginable suffering on disabled individuals, seniors, children, and low-income families who already endure years-long waits for basic dental care.
