Sally Pipes(@sallypipes):California keeps expanding its Medicaid rolls without ensuring enough doctors are available to treat patients. As a result, some Medi-Cal patients wait six to nine months just to see a gastroenterologist. An insurance card means little when no appointment is available.

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Sally Pipes@sallypipes

2026.08.02 22:40

California keeps expanding its Medicaid rolls without ensuring enough doctors are available to treat patients. As a result, some Medi-Cal patients wait six to nine months just to see a gastroenterologist. An insurance card means little when no appointment is available.