The Los Angeles Times reports that: “Los Angeles County has wrongly canceled Medi-Cal coverage for thousands of residents, often leaving them without access to healthcare and needed medicines, a judge has ruled.”
Medi-Cal beneficiaries in LA County lost their benefits even though they turned in their Medi-Cal annual renewal packets on time. The judge ruled that any improper termination violates state law.
David Kane, an attorney with Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County and HCA member, said, “We hope that now the county will no longer be yanking Medi-Cal from over 2,000 patients a month, and that patients in our county who desperately need this life-sustaining Medi-Cal coverage will be able to keep it.”
If you are having problems with renewing your Medi-Cal, call the Health Consumer Alliance at 888‑804‑3536 to speak to someone who may help.
