A number of news outlets covered the December 15, 2015 filing of a groundbreaking civil rights complaint by Feinberg, Jackson, Worthman & Wasow LLP, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), and the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center (CREEC).
Here is a partial listing of that coverage:
Editorial: Medi-Cal compensation rates must be raised
San Jose Mercury News
Dec. 23, 2015
Editorial also appeared on Monterey County Herald
Lawsuit: Underfunding Medi-Cal Violates Latino Civil Rights
KVCR (NPR – San Bernardino)
Dec. 22, 2015
Advocates filed civil right case on behalf of Latinos receiving Medi-Cal
Vida en el Valle
Dec. 21, 2015
California’s Medicaid Program and Latinos: Lawsuit Alleges Medi-Cal Discrimination
Glamour
Dec. 17, 2015
L.A. civil rights group alleges Medi-Cal unfair to low-income Latinos
Los Angeles Daily News
Dec. 16, 2015
California Latino Advocates File Civil Rights Claim over Medi-Cal
Public News Service
Dec. 16, 2015
Complaint Alleges Discrimination Against Latinos in Medi-Cal
California Healthline
Dec. 16, 2015
California’s Medicaid Program May Be Failing 7.3 Million Latinos
ThinkProgress
Dec. 16, 2015
Latinos allege Medi-Cal discrimination (scroll down to view story)
Politico Pulse
Dec. 16, 2015
Latinos demandan a California por programa de Medi-Cal
La Opinion
Dec. 16, 2015
Article also appeared in MSN and LaRaza
Denuncian sistema salud California por violar acceso de latinos a servicios
FOX News Latino
Dec. 16, 2015
Article also appeared on KMEX (Univision – Los Angeles), Hoy Los Angeles and Vida Latina San Diego
Advocates Allege Discrimination In California’s Medi-Cal Program
Kaiser Health News
Dec. 16, 2015
Medi-Cal sued in Latino civil rights argument
Healthcare Dive
Dec. 16, 2015
Medi-Cal faces discrimination allegations from Latino advocates
FierceHealthPayer
Dec. 16, 2015
Civil rights complaint filed against California health officials (clip begins at 17:28 mark)
KPFA (Pacifica Radio – Berkeley)
Dec. 15, 2015
Demanda contra el programa medico de California
KRCA (Estrella – Los Angeles)
Dec. 15, 2015
Latinos, other Medi-Cal recipients denied access to health care, activists allege
San Jose Mercury News
Dec. 15, 2015
Article also appeared in the Contra Costa Times, Woodland Daily Democrat, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Torrance Daily Breeze
Advocates allege discrimination in state’s Medi-Cal program
Orange County Register
Dec. 15, 2015
In Federal Complaint, Advocates Allege Medi-Cal Violates Latinos’ Civil Rights
KQED (NPR – San Francisco)
Dec. 15, 2015
Audio version of story: http://audio.californiareport.org/archive/R201512160850/b
Activists claim California is violating Latino Medi-Cal recipients’ civil rights
KPCC (NPR – Los Angeles)
Dec. 15, 2015
Groups allege civil rights violations of Latinos covered by Medi-Cal
Modern Healthcare
Dec. 15, 2015
Medi-Cal civil rights case one of the largest in decades
Becker’s Hospital Review
Dec. 15, 2015
Civil rights complaint filed against Medi-Cal
Los Angeles Times
Dec. 15, 2015