Medi-Cal Transforms Public Health Care: Avoids Purging Rolls, Eligible to Undocumented | 11/15/23

With the expansion of Medi-Cal to include all #undocumentedimmigrants as of Jan. 1, 2024, and new services aimed at meeting not just individual but #community #healthcare needs, California is transforming #publichealth care.

In this week’s briefing, Medi-Cal state staff and ground-level community health center workers will discuss the latest data on redetermining Medi-Cal eligibility (known as #redetermination), the transition in 21 counties to new managed health care plans, and expanding Medi-Cal to all undocumented immigrants as of Jan. 1. Speakers will also discuss transforming health care needs to include cover services such as tattoo removal and home health care that many enrollees may not know they can use.

Guest Speakers:
- Yingjia Huang, Assistant Deputy Director of Health Care Benefits and Eligibility, DHCS
- Michelle Retke, Chief of Managed Care Operations, DHCS
- Dr. Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, Professor of Internal Medicine, UC Davis and Director, UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities (CRHD)
- Juan Avila, Chief Operating Officer, Garden Pathways