2024: Jim Desmond Cast The Lone Vote Against Analyzing Opportunities To Increase Medi-Cal Reimbursements In The San Diego Region
2024: Desmond Cast The Lone Vote Against Directing County Staff To Analyze And Explore Opportunities To Increase Medi-Cal Reimbursements In The San Diego Region. “1. Direct the Interim Chief Administrative Officer to conduct an analysis of Medi-Cal reimbursable services provided by the County of San Diego, to increase revenue and reimbursement opportunities for those services, in order to enhance access to and quality of care for residents of San Diego County. […] 2. Direct the Interim Chief Administrative Officer to explore opportunities to increase Medi-Cal reimbursement to providers in the San Diego region. […] AYES: Vargas, Lawson-Remer, Montgomery Steppe NOES: Desmond ABSENT: Anderson.” [San Diego County Board of Supervisors, Meeting Minutes, 3/12/24]
County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer Said The Region Was Leaving Medi-Cal Reimbursement On The Table. “After an initial discussion with medical providers in San Diego County, Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer says she is convinced that the region is leaving Medi-Cal reimbursement on the table, and that’s money that could be used to improve the reimbursement rates that fund care for nearly 1 million San Diego County residents.” [San Diego Union-Tribune, 3/11/24]
- “Is San Diego County Getting Its Fair Share Of Medi-Cal Reimbursements?” [San Diego Union-Tribune,
3/11/24]