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Blog
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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Blog
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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Resource
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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Blog
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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Blog
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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Resource
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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Blog
State Works to Increase Access to Medi-Cal As Millions Seek Enrollment Renewal
From the front lines of eligibility redetermination, a California Department of Health Care Services official shares insights and recommendations.
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Event
Webinar — Communicating about the 2024 Medi-Cal Expansion to Newly Eligible Immigrants
This webinar presents key findings from focus group research that sought to identify the messages, messengers, and information that would most effectively motivate newly eligible undocumented Californians to sign up for Medi-Cal in 2024.
