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The Coverage That Becomes a Maze
When paperwork errors knock dually eligible Californians off Medi-Cal, they lose more than care. They lose faith in the health care system.
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Immigrants Value Medi-Cal Coverage, But New Rules Risk Cutting Them Off
While many still eligible for full coverage are reenrolling, gaps in trusted information are discouraging others from seeking care.
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Modernizing Medicaid Eligibility: How to Reduce Hidden Friction in County-Administered States
This paper focuses on the limitations of state-supervised, county-administered eligibility systems. It identifies structural and programmatic challenges associated with this governance model and outlines potential policy considerations.
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Lessons from the Medi-Cal Unwinding: Enrollee Experiences and How They Would Fix Renewals
This research summarizes the experiences of Medi-Cal enrollees procedurally disenrolled during the Medi-Cal “unwinding” and their recommendations to improve Medi-Cal renewals.
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Lessons from the Medi-Cal Unwinding: How California Protected Coverage and Policy Options to Improve Renewals
This report examines California’s approach to the Medi-Cal unwinding, highlights key successes and challenges, and identifies opportunities to improve future Medi-Cal renewals.
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Polling in Congressional District 41 Reveals Attitudes About Medi-Cal, Covered California, and Federal Cuts to Both
In March 2025, NORC at the University of Chicago fielded a 12-question poll among a representative sample of Californians in three congressional districts (22, 40, and 41) to assess attitudes about Medi-Cal, Covered California, and possible reductions to federal funding…
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Polling in Congressional District 40 Reveals Attitudes About Medi-Cal, Covered California, and Federal Cuts to Both
In March 2025, NORC at the University of Chicago fielded a 12-question poll among a representative sample of Californians in three congressional districts (22, 40, and 41) to assess attitudes about Medi-Cal, Covered California, and possible reductions to federal funding…
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Polling in Congressional District 22 Reveals Attitudes About Medi-Cal, Covered California, and Federal Cuts to Both
In March 2025, NORC at the University of Chicago fielded a 12-question poll among a representative sample of Californians in three congressional districts (22, 40, and 41) to assess attitudes about Medi-Cal, Covered California, and possible reductions to federal funding…
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In Riverside County, Potential Medi-Cal Cuts Distress Constituents, Health Leaders
Big reductions in Medi-Cal spending would devastate patients, providers, and the region’s economy, local health leaders say.
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Worried Orange County Families, Health Leaders Speak Out About Protecting Medi-Cal
Medi-Cal covers more than one million Orange County residents, including 44% of the county’s children and teens. Many are highly concerned and fearful about the potential impact of proposed federal cuts to Medicaid.
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Fears Over Past Immigration Policies Chill Medi-Cal Enrollment
The Trump-era public charge rule is gone, but people remain wary of signing up for newly expanded health benefits.
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Key Takeaways from Medi-Cal Redetermination Data
After the COVID pandemic, California returned to requiring enrollees to annually renew their Medi-Cal coverage. CHCF is monitoring data from the state to understand who is getting disenrolled from the program and why.
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Crossing to Coverage: Hospital Presumptive Eligibility Enrollees Talk About How to Improve the Program
This report summarizes why many eligible Californians don’t transition from the hospital presumptive eligibility program to ongoing Medi-Cal and what California can do about it.
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Efforts to Improve Medi-Cal Enrollment Process Are Paying Off
The enrollment director for eight Bay Area community clinics shares her perspective as patients face the challenges of eligibility redetermination.
