The lawsuit also alleges that the state has failed to monitor the program to make sure patients have timely access to care, and that the program’s red tape discourages doctors from participating. Only about half of the non - emergency care providers in California are willing to treat patients who are on E - Cal — the state ’s version of Medicaid , the joint federal - state health insurance program for the poor and disabled — because the state pays them too little for their services .
Only about half of the non - emergency care providers in California are willing to treat patients who are on E - Cal — the state ’s version of Medicaid , the joint federal - state health insurance program for the poor and disabled — because the state pays them too little for their services .