California counties may be on the hook more for covering expanded Medi-Cal enrollment, made possible by the Affordable Care Act. That’s according to a report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. It says the number of Californians who have gained health insurance grew by three-million, partly through Medi-Cal waiver requirements in 2014 and 2015. But the report’s lead author, Professor Shana Alex Charles, says a federal funding cap on the states is being pushed…

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But Charles says Nevada County wouldn’t be hit as hard as most counties. That’s because its Medi-Cal enrollment increase was one of the lowest, at only two-percent. And only 16-percent of residents under age 65 are enrolled…

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But Charles says if you have an economic downturn and more people need Medi-Cal for health coverage, many counties will have to make a hard choice. That’s their financial health or the physical and mental health of their beneficiaries.