California Director Who Oversaw Medi-Cal Expansion Resigns

The administrator who oversaw California's expansion of Medi-Cal under the Affordable Care Act is stepping down, Health and Human Services Agency Secretary Diana Dooley announced Friday.

Toby Douglas will end his four-year term as director of the Department of Health Care Services by the end of the year. He has held leadership positions in the department since 2005.

Under his tenure, the state's Medicaid program for the poor grew from 7.5 million enrollees in 2011 to more than 11 million this year. He also oversaw the state's effort to contain costs by placing most . . .