After reading an article on SFGate.com on July 31 detailing how California’s late budget is affecting some of the state’s healthcare providers, we thought that it would be a good idea to share some excerpts with our readers written below.

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“Doctors Medial Center of San Pablo, already struggling with bankruptcy, got more bad news Monday when state officials announced that the hospital likely will not receive its Medi-Cal reimbursement payment this week because of the state’s late budget. The payment is part of an expected $227 million statewide reimbursement the state owes to hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and other institutions that provide care for an estimated 7 million elderly, disabled, low-income children enrolled in Medi-Cal..A total of $1.1 billion in payments, including Medi-Cal reimbursements, have not been made since July 1, according to the state controller’s office.”

In a nutshell, this article explains how even slower government payments will affect the cash flow of some California healthcare institutions. Certainly without a solid stream of cash coming into these facilities, they will be forced to start extending the terms with some of their vendors.