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Medi-Cal

Medi-Cal is California’s Medicaid program, offering free or low-cost health coverage to low-income residents, including families, seniors, and people with disabilities. Funded by both the state and federal governments, it covers a wide range of services, including hospital visits, doctor appointments, prescription drugs, and long-term care.

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Millions of Californians Missing Out on Free Dental and Vision Care

Selen Ozturk -
Although Medi-Cal fully covers routine eye exams, dental cleaning and checkups, many of the nearly 15 million Californians enrolled overlook these free services.
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Too Many Californians are Missing Out on Free Medi-Cal Dental and Vision Care...

ACoM -
Oct 23 | Millions of Californians with Medi-Cal qualify for free dental and vision care but don’t use it. DHCS leaders share how CalAIM expands equitable, person-centered access to essential health services.
Health

Medi-Cal Rules are Changing: What to Expect

Selen Ozturk -
Medi-Cal requirements are tightening next year through 2028 for many enrollees — particularly undocumented adults.
Immigration

‘Hungry for Data’—Pushing Deportations, Trump Admin Dismantles Privacy Guardrails

Edward Kissam -
Can DHS use the information low-income households provide to federal/state programs like MedicAid and SNAP to target them, track them, and detain them?
Health

Medi-Cal Cuts Threaten Undocumented Immigrants’ Health

Roxsy Lin -
Amid statewide immigration crackdowns, undocumented immigrants now face another threat: losing their health care.
Health

House Passes Budget Bill, Eviscerating Medicaid and Food Assistance

Sunita Sohrabji -
The House has passed the largest cuts to Medicaid in its 50-year history, and has also taken a chainsaw to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Politics

California State Assembly Condemns $715 Billion Federal Cut to Medicaid

Sunita Sohrabji -
The California state Assembly passed two resolutions opposing the Trump Administration’s policies and budget priorities.
Health
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Facing $800 Billion in Medicaid Cuts, Kern County Calls on Rep. Valadao

Roxsy Lin -
Community members gathered in Bakersfield to voice concerns about a proposed $880 billion in Medicaid cuts.
Health

As California Tackles Homelessness With Medicaid, Housing is Half the Battle

Selen Ozturk -
To fight California’s homelessness crisis, housing is not enough — unhoused residents also need long-term help, with federal funds now at risk.
Health

Orange County Residents Urge Congress to Reject Medicaid Cuts

Nicole Chang -
As Congress prepares to resume budget negotiations in May, local communities and health advocates are speaking out against proposed cuts to Medicaid.
Health

Californians Most in Need of In-Home Health Care Struggle to Access It

Selen Ozturk -
Access barriers to California’s in-home public health care program are highest for older, disabled and unhoused adults who most need it, a recent study finds.
Health

With a Second Trump Term, Undocumented Koreans Reluctant to Enroll in Medi-Cal

Korea Daily -
One in three undocumented Koreans live in California. Many say they fear their information could be shared with the federal government if they enroll in Medi-Cal.
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