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The California Department of Health Care Services has started a reprocurement process for all Medi-Cal commercial health plans. This means health plans will need to submit proposals for how they can meet the needs of Medi-Cal members.

Starting January 1, 2020, Medi-Cal benefits that were suspended for over ten years (including eyeglasses, hearing aids, foot care, speech therapy, and incontinence creams and washes) are restored.

California State Auditor finds Med-Cal’s failure to test for lead is concentrated in just 15% of the state’s communities and has not improved much in the past 20 years.

California and federal laws require access to interpreter services for Medicare and Medi-Cal beneficiaries.

California is the first state in the country to prohibit work requirement as a condition of Medi-Cal eligibility.  

A California Healthline featured article looks at how the wildfires, environmental factors and lived-conditions compound access to care issues for Medi-Cal recipients.

Medi-Cal beneficiaries in LA County lost their benefits even though they turned in their Medi-Cal annual renewal packets on time.

Learn what benefits are restored and how to access dental care.

Health care for people in low-income communities is a challenge exacerbated by a lack of reliable transportation, especially in rural areas.

The director of Medi-Cal says, “The long-term impact of this bill cannot be understated: It is simply devastating.” 

Californians who rely on Medi-Cal are anxious, if not panicked, about health care legislation on Capitol Hill that would drastically change Medi-Cal and the health insurance industry.