MEDI-CAL 

What is Medi-Cal?  

Medi-Cal is California’s Medicaid Program. This is a public health insurance program which provides needed health care services for low-income individuals including families with children, seniors, persons with disabilities, foster care, pregnant women, and low income people with specific disease such as tuberculosis, breast cancer or HIV/AIDs.

Who Qualifies for Medi-Cal?

Families of any size are eligible if they meet income guidelines. The following persons may be eligible: 

• Children under 21 years of age
• Persons 65 years of age and older
• Disabled and blind persons
• Pregnant women
• Families where at least one child is under 21 and at least one parent is absent, disabled, unemployed or working (depending on hours worked and income earned)
• Anyone who is eligible for CalWORKS; Supplemental Security Income and State Supplemental Program (SSI/SSP); Entrant or Refugee Cash Assistance (ECA or RCA); or In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Some recipients of the Medi-Cal program may have to pay a monthly share of cost before Medi-Cal before benefits become effective; the Share of Cost is determined based upon the recipient’ monthly income.

How Do I Apply

Related Links:

California Department of Health Services

For more information, please call (530) 642-7300 in Placerville or (530) 573-3200 in South Lake Tahoe.

For a complete listing of all Social Services available in the community, please download the following Social Services Division Brochure.