Posted May 31, 2012
Medi-Cal, the state’s version of the federal Medicaid program, is facing hurdles as it gears up for a major expansion if the U.S. Supreme Court upholds national health care reform. But most users rate the program positively.
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Dan Barsanti, right, a graduate student, prepares to have dinner with his wife Jolina, left, and their two children, Vincenzo, 1, and Gianna, 4, at their home in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Dan and his two children are on Medi-Cal, while his wife is not because she has other insurance through her employer. Dan sometimes delays seeing a neurologist for his headache problems because of the expense involved. The family pays out-of-pocket for its medical bills until it reaches $1,249. (Ray Chavez/Staff)
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Dan Barsanti, left, a graduate student, is photographed with his wife Jolina and their two children, Vincenzo, 1, and Gianna, 4, at their home in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Dan and his two children are on Medi-Cal, while his wife is not because she has other insurance through her employer. Dan sometimes delays seeing a neurologist for his headache problems because of the expense involved. The family pays out-of-pocket for its medical bills until it reaches $1,249. (Ray Chavez/Staff)
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Dan Barsanti, back left, a graduate student, prepares to have dinner with his wife Jolina, right, and their two children, Vincenzo, 1, and Gianna, 4, at their home in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Dan and his two children are on Medi-Cal, while his wife is not because she has other insurance through her employer. Dan sometimes delays seeing a neurologist for his headache problems because of the expense involved. The family pays out-of-pocket for its medical bills until it reaches $1,249. (Ray Chavez/Staff)
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Jolina Barsanti feeds her 1-year-old son Vincenzo, 1, at their home in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Jolina's husband Dan, far right, and their two children Vincenzo and Gianna, 4, are on Medi-Cal, while she is not because she has other insurance through her employer. Dan sometimes delays seeing a neurologist for his headache problems because of the expense involved. The family pays out-of-pocket for its medical bills until it reaches $1,249. (Ray Chavez/Staff)
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Dan Barsanti, center, a graduate student, is photographed with his wife Jolina and their two children, Vincenzo, 1, and Gianna, 4, at their home in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Dan and his two children are on Medi-Cal, while his wife is not because she has other insurance through her employer. Dan sometimes delays seeing a neurologist for his headache problems because of the expense involved. The family pays out-of-pocket for its medical bills until it reaches $1,249. (Ray Chavez/Staff)
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