‘Separate and unequal’: Critics say Newsom’s pricey Medicaid reforms leave most patients behind
Los Angeles, CA — It wasn’t exactly an emergency, but Michael Reed, a security guard who lives in Watts, had back pain and ran out of his blood pressure medication. Unsure where else to turn, he went to his local emergency room for a refill. Around the same time, James Woodard, a homeless man, appeared…