Funding Crunches Hit County Medical Services Programs
California's County Medical Services Programs are experiencing significant increases in enrollment at the same time that funding from vehicle license fees and county sales taxes are decreasing. The state requires CMSPs to provide services to low-income, indigent Californians who are not eligible for Medi-Cal or other programs.
- "Indigent Health Care Program Battered by Recession" (Fuentes, New America Media, 2/25).