California has one of the highest rates of uninsured people in the nation. Supporters of the federal health care reform law say that, if done wisely, it could result in covering more than 80% of California’s uninsured.

What impact will federal health care reform have on MediCal and the State budget? What impact will it have on counties that have covered indigent care costs? Will it make health care in California more efficient, effective, and affordable?

Senator Ed Hernandez, Democrat from West Covina and Chair of the Senate’s Health Committee, Assemblymember Linda Halderman, Republican from Fresno and Vice Chair of the Assembly’s Committee on Aging and Long Term Care, and Dan Weintraub, a well respected reporter on health care issues in California from HealthCal.org discuss these questions and more.

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: APRIL 27, 2012