Cuts Will Be Costly to Local Hospitals

With a wide range of changes coming to Medi-Cal and other programs in the coming years, Scripps Health and other local health systems are bracing for potentially large funding cuts, according to recent media coverage. 

Scripps Health officials said in interviews that the outlook for significant reductions in revenue from the programs is particularly concerning for hospitals that care for a large percentage of patients covered by Medi-Cal, the federal program that insures low-income individuals and those with disabilities. 

Read the Union-Tribune article: Providers Brace For Medi-Cal Cuts 

Read the Becker's Hospital Review article: Scripps Health CEO, CFO Warn Cuts Put System at Risk