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Gov. Gavin Newsom , state lawmakers, and health industry leaders have a small window to reach an agreement on billions of new dollars for Medi-Cal .
An initiative would lock in the money for the state’s version of the Medicaid health insurance program for low-income residents.
The money is from a tax on managed-care health plans that has historically been used to offset existing state spending.
Newsom initially supported using that money for that purpose, but he reversed course in May .
Access to care is notoriously spotty for many Medi-Cal patients, in part because low payment rates discourage providers from seeing them.
The shortage is particularly acute in specialty care.
Sutter Medical Center’s ER chief said that over half of his patients are on Medi .
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