Covering California's Children!

Recent legislation will make children under the age of 19 regardless of immigration status eligible for full-scope health benefits in the Medi-Cal program. An estimated 170,000 children may qualify for the program that goes into effect in May 2016. Please share with other nonprofit organizations and families in your communities.

Under a new law that will be implemented no sooner than May 1, 2016, children under 19 years of age are eligible for full-scope Medi-Cal benefits regardless of immigration status, as long as they meet all other eligibility requirements (Welfare and Institutions Code section 14007.8.) The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is working collaboratively with County Welfare Directors Association of California (CWDA), county human services agencies, Covered California, advocates, and other interested parties to identify impacted children and to provide them with full Medi-Cal coverage benefits.

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