Sacramento County Supervisors Approve Budget That Cuts Up to 24 County Medical Positions
On Wednesday, the Sacramento County board of supervisors passed a $3.6 billion budget that would cut up to 24 doctor, pharmacist and nurse positions from the county's Department of Health and Human Services. The cuts come in response to the number of indigent health care patients in the country dropping from 11,000 to 40 since the Affordable Care Act was implemented.
- "Sacramento County Approves $3.6 Billion Budget" (Branan, Sacramento Bee, 6/18).