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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...

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