The city of Fresno gave the OK for all medical and dental practices to fully reopen this week. But many are not ready to do so. "There's a lot of different factors that make it really hard to start back up," said Dr. Paul Hsiao, a Fresno dentist. "It's hard to...
California Raised Taxes to Pay Doctors for the Poor. It’s Still Waiting for Them.
It’s been two years since Californians voted to raise tobacco taxes so the state could pay doctors and dentists more when they treat low-income patients. But it’s unclear if the money is achieving a related purpose: getting more medical providers to accept the government’s health plan for the poor. The Department of...