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Health Care

Medi-Cal is the name for the Federal Medicaid Program in California. If you have limited income, the Medi-Cal Program provides comprehensive health coverage to you and your family for free or low-cost. If you need health benefits, you can apply for Medi-Cal anytime throughout the year online or through Covered California.

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Children & Families
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Medi-Cal provides comprehensive health coverage for children and families. Depending on income and family size, you and your family may be eligible to free or low-cost Medi-Cal. 

Adults Without Children
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Adults, who are between the ages 19 to 64, without children may qualify for no cost Medi-Cal benefits.

Pregnant Persons
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If you are pregnant, Medi-Cal may provide you with free or low-cost health care coverage during your pregnancy.

 

Seniors and Persons with Disabilities
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DPSS provides health care assistance to Seniors as well as children and adults with disabilities.

Long Term Care
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If you reside in a nursing home (also known as long-term care facility) or need nursing home care, Medi-Cal could pay for all or part of the care and services you receive.

Medicare Savings Program
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Medicare Savings Programs help pay for your Medicare premiums and/or deductibles and co-insurance fees.

Estate Recovery

The Medi-Cal program must seek repayment from the estates of certain deceased Medi-Cal beneficiaries.  Repayment only applies to benefits received by these beneficiaries on or after their 55th birthday and those who owned assets at the time of death.  If a deceased beneficiary owns nothing when they die, nothing will be owed.

Click the links below for more information:

Special Programs
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In addition to everyday health care, there are special health problems that require specialized services. The following programs are available: (1) Tuberculosis; (2) Special Treatment Programs for Dialysis or Total Parenteral Hyperalimentation (TPN); (3) Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program (BCCTP).

Former Foster Youth
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The Former Foster Youth program provides Medi-Cal coverage up to age 26 for youth who were in Foster Care on their 18th birthday. If you were in Foster Care on your 18th birthday, you are eligible to Full-Scope Medi-Cal benefits up to age 26.

Teen Services
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The Minor Consent program provides eligible minors temporary confidential Medi-Cal benefits without parental consent for certain services. 

 

Incarcerated Individuals
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Were your Medi-Cal benefits suspended due to incarceration? Click below for an informational PDF.

Health Care Options

Do you have questions regarding Medi-Cal Managed Care plans?  If you do, the California Health Care Options (HCO) is here to help!  HCO is providing free informative presentations at various locations near you.  You do not need an appointment to speak with a Health Care Options Representative. 

Please view the July 2026 HCO Schedule and Locations to find the presentation that works best for you.

Medi-Cal/Health Care Policy: DPSS ePolicy
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