Medi-Cal facts and figures: essential source of coverage for millions
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- California health care almanac (California HealthCare Foundation)
- Author(s):
- Finocchio, Len, author Paci, James, author Newman, Matthew, author
- Contributor(s):
- California HealthCare Foundation, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Oakland, CA : California Health Care Foundation, August 2021
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Insurance, Health -- statistics & numerical data Medicare California United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, is the state’s health insurance program for Californians with low income, including nearly 4 in 10 children, one in five nonelderly adults, and two million seniors and people with disabilities. It also pays for more than 50% of all births in the state and 55% of all patient days in long-term care facilities. In total, over 13 million Californians — one in three — rely on the program for health coverage. Medi Cal pays for essential primary, specialty, acute, behavioral health, and long-term care services. The Affordable Care Act allowed states the option to expand Medicaid, and California added over four million adults with low income to the program. Using only state resources, California also expanded Medi-Cal to cover three groups in households with low income regardless of immigration status: children, adults under 26, and in 2022, adults age 50 and over. Medi-Cal Facts and Figures: Essential Source of Coverage for Millions presents findings about the Medi-Cal program based on the most recent data available.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (69 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918366985606676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918366985606676