SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Latest on a lawsuit alleging a California health care program discriminates against Latino residents (all times local):3:45 p.m.California officials say there is no evidence that 13 million lower-income residents lack proper medical care under a state-run program. The Department of Health Care Services’s is responding to a lawsuit filed Wednesday alleging the state violates Latinos’ civil rights because poorly paid health care providers balk at providing treatment. The lawsuit says low reimbursements often mean that those who rely on Medi-Cal, the state’s health care program for the poor, are denied timely and quality medical care. The lawsuit filed Wednesday says California has created a separate and unequal system for recipients of Medi-Cal, the state’s health care program for the poor. The suit says the low payments often mean Medi-Cal recipients are denied adequate medical care.

Source: National Post July 12, 2017 22:52 UTC