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Two of the nation’s largest insurers are reaching out to doctors as they prepare to offer health coverage to low-income residents in California’s Medicaid program.

UnitedHealth and Aetna plan to join Medi-Cal managed care in San Diego and Sacramento counties beginning next year, pending final state approval.

Their participation shows that “Medi-Cal is a good business to be in,” said Stan Rosenstein, a consultant with Health Management Associates and a former Medi-Cal administrator. “Insurers are recognizing that with Medi-Cal covering a third of Californians, [they] really can’t ignore it.”