The complaint filed with HHS on Tuesday claims Medi-Cal’s low reimbursement rates to physicians “effectively deny the full benefits of the Medi-Cal program to more than seven million Latino enrollees.”
The complaint voices three allegations against Medi-Cal:
- Medi-Cal is violating federal law requiring Medicaid programs offer enough physicians for patients.
- Owing to Medi-Cal’s heavily Latino population the complaint alleges low physician reimbursements foster a “separate and unequal system of healthcare,” a direct violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
- According the complaint, Medi-Cal violates Affordable Care Act prohibitions against discrimination in health programs that receive federal funding.
The civil rights complaint demands Medi-Cal increase physician reimbursement rates and the federal government improve monitoring of the Medi-Cal program.
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