Capitol Alert: Obama administration approves California Medi-Cal cuts
Gov. Jerry Brown scored a budget win Thursday as the Obama administration approved a major share of Medi-Cal cuts that health care providers and patient advocates said would cut off medical access to the state's most vulnerable residents.
Dr. Douglas Tolly, right, chats with Medi-Cal patient Carissa White, 22 who is 21 1/2 weeks pregnant in his office. Tolly says 70 percent of his patients are Medi-Cal recipients.