Opinion: State Would Benefit From Medi-Cal Expansion
In a Sacramento Bee opinion piece, Peter Long -- president and CEO for Blue Shield of California Foundation -- and Robert Ross -- president and CEO for The California Endowment -- argue that "full implementation of the Affordable Care Act [in California] will bring federal dollars that are critical to our state's recovering economy,". They cite a recent study that found that California "would receive as much as $3.5 billion in new federal funds in 2014 by expanding Medi-Cal to meet the goals of health reform."
- "Viewpoints: Expanded Medi-Cal Will Bring Federal Money in Reform" (Long/Ross, Sacramento Bee, 1/9).