Medi-Cal Chief Defends Proposed Changes to Program

Responding to a recent Mercury News editorial, Medi-Cal administrator Stan Rosenstein writes that requiring beneficiaries to verify their eligibility four times per year "is a reasonable way to reduce spending." Criticism of Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposal is unfair after his work to pass health care reform last year, according to Rosenstein.

• "Medi-Cal Changes Thrifty, Not Cruel" (Rosenstein, San Jose Mercury News, 3/1).