How Medi-Cal Continuous Coverage Protects California Kids

FEEDBACK LOOP
MEDI-CAL UNWINDING & RENEWALS RESTART

Monthly virtual opportunities to share your experiences with Medi-Cal renewals. Attendees can ask questions, get updates and share feedback.
Register here: https://bit.ly/RenewalFeedbackLoop

Do you work with California communities on Medi-Cal? Do you assist individuals and families with Medi-Cal enrollment and renewals? We are here for you and want to hear from you!

As Medi-Cal renewals resume, The Children’s Partnership (TCP) & the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) are hosting a feedback loop to identify and help address issues and concerns with the renewal process.

If you are a community-based organization, health care navigator, enrollment assister, community health worker/promotora, provider, or other advocate on the ground, please join us. Our virtual meetings will take place on the third Wednesday of the month at 12 p.m. PST:
• July 19
• August 16
• September 20
• October 18
• November 15

Interpretation services will be provided upon request.

Please register here: https://bit.ly/RenewalFeedbackLoop

Questions?
Contact:
Kristen Golden Testa – ktesta@childrenspartnership.org
Skyler Rosellini – rosellini@healthlaw.org

NEW BRIEF:
“Learning From the Pandemic: How Medi-Cal Continuous Coverage Protects California Kids,” calls attention to the positive impact that the continuous coverage provision has had in allowing millions of Californians to stay enrolled in Medi-Cal coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic and what is at stake for children and families when the protection ends in late March 2023.

The brief makes clear that the federal continuous coverage protection has:

• significantly reduced coverage gaps for California children

• protected access to care for children of color on Medi-Cal

• served as a critical tool in improving Medi-Cal’s low preventive care rates

This brief also highlights recommendations to help the state minimize disruptions to children’s coverage, and urges DHCS to move forward with implementation of multiyear continuous Medi-Cal coverage for children ages 0-5.

One million CA kids are projected to lose their health coverage in the next year – mostly kids of color.

Here’s Why:
The federal continuous Medi-Cal coverage protection is ending March 31, 2023.
The Good News:
California has a new coverage policy that could protect children from losing coverage.
Why We Need to Take Action:
This policy is not slated to begin until 2025. This delay in implementation places thousands of children at risk of losing coverage unnecessarily.
How to Take Action:
Share this brief.