Tag: Medi-Cal

All undocumented immigrants in California offered health insurance

Logan B.
Health insurance - California coverage

This makes California the first state in the country to implement such a regulation. California has become the first state in the country to offer health insurance to all undocumented immigrants. The coverage is available as of January 1 and represents a first anywhere in the country. Beginning this year, all undocumented immigrants in California will be able to qualify for Medi-Cal, which is the state’s version of the health insurance. This is true regardless of the age of the individual. Until last year, undocumented immigrants could not qualify to…

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California considers private health insurance for immigrants

Nordstrom
Health insurance - Immigration - United States

The state has yet to determine if such a strategy can be achieved affordably for the demographic. Though many Californians whose income is too high to be eligible for Medi-Cal can receive subsidized health insurance through Covered California, an estimated 460,000 residents without legal status can’t purchase coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s state-run plans. Some lawmakers are seeking to create a bill to help close that gap for those uninsured Californians. “We’re going to need to figure out how to provide universal coverage for all who call this state…

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California health insurance is available to many for only $10 per month

H. Cutner
California health insurance - 10 dollars

One million uninsured state residents are eligible for the lowest-cost plans from the marketplace. The open enrollment period for 2023 has now begun and California health insurance is available to millions of state residents for as little as $10 per month. Some individuals and families shopping on the state’s marketplace can find coverage at no cost. Among the 1.7 million state residents who can shop on the Covered California marketplace, two out of every three are eligible for plans that are as cheap as $10 per month. Moreover, many of…

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California health insurance to be made available for undocumented immigrants

Nordstrom
California Health Insurance - Sign and form

The coverage will be offered to the millions of people in the state who spend and pay taxes there. Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that California health insurance will be offered to all undocumented immigrants throughout the state. This will make the state the first in the country to make the plans available to all undocumented immigrants. “This is a victory for the millions of undocumented Californians who contribute $3.7 billion in state and local taxes and over $40 billion in spending power to our economy ever year,” said State…

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California health insurance can help people find housing in the state

Julie Campbell
California health insurance - homes - houses

A new experimental plan has been rolled out through Medi-Cal for added support to plan members. A new experimental California health insurance program has been launched to help ease the massive homelessness crisis occurring across the state. The idea is that state residents will be able to obtain housing assistance through their coverage. The program is called CalAIM. It is a unique, experimental California health insurance program that brings healthcare together with housing across the state for the first time. This new strategy allows certain Medi-Cal recipients that are at…

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