California officials have recently fined L.A. Care, America’s largest publicly operated health-insurance program, $55 million for letting poor Angelenos suffer and die as they waited months to see specialist doctors. And if advocates for a national “public option” in health care get their way, millions of Americans could soon face similar fates.
Created by the state of California and administered as an independent, local public agency, L.A. Care insures more than 2 million low-income people, including many eligible for Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program. Unfortunately, the program’s beneficiaries don’t appear to get timely care.
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