Medi-Cal

Latest California Healthline Stories

Covered California Will ‘Easily’ Hit Goal

Covered California’s enrollment total hit 474,000 and Medi-Cal sign-ups during the same time reached 779,000 — a total of more than 1.2 million newly enrolled in three months. With a deadline extension, state officials said the exchange would easily hit its goal of 500,000 enrollees.

Patient Satisfaction Among Low-Income Patients on the Rise, Survey Says

Despite concerns about problems with access to care as millions of residents gained health coverage through Medi-Cal expansion or Covered California, patient satisfaction among low-income Californians increased from 2011 to 2014, according to a study by Blue Shield of California Foundation.

How Immigration Changes, Proposal for Undocumented Could Affect Medi-Cal

A new study estimates the number of uninsured in California at roughly three million — about half of them undocumented. President Obama’s executive order on immigration and a new state proposal to insure California’s undocumented could change the state’s insurance landscape significantly.

Will Twin Medi-Cal Cuts Affect Access?

The two-year federal bump in Medi-Cal reimbursements for primary care providers ended Jan. 1 — the same day the state started paying the same group 10% less. The double whammy raises questions about a possible decline in provider participation in Medi-Cal, which could affect access to care.