With 1 out of 3 Californians on Medicaid, doctors push ballot measure to force state to pay more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to back out of a deal he made last year to pay doctors more money to treat Medicaid patients. It's part of his plan to California's governor, Gavin Newsom, has proposed a third increase in a tax increase to help balance a budget with a multibillion-dollar shortfall and pay doctors more money to treat patients covered by Medicaid, which now covers one out of every three Californians. The tax increase was part of a larger effort to balance the budget and cover a shortfall in the state. This year, Newsom raised the tax again in March to help cover another multibilion-dollar deficit, and he is proposing to raise it a third time to generate even more money as the deficit continues to grow. With 1 out of 3 Californians on Medicaid, doctors are pushing a ballot measure to force the state to pay more.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom last year agreed to a tax increase that aimed to do two things: Help balance a budget with a multibillion-dollar shortfall, and pay doctors more money to treat patients covered by Medicaid — the taxpayer-funded health insurance program for people with low incomes that now covers one out of every three people in the state.
A year later, California is relying on this tax more than ever. Newsom raised it again in March to help cover another multibillion-dollar shortfall this year. And he's proposing to raise it a third time to generate even more money as the deficit has continued to grow.
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