{ "schema": "https://miscsubjects.com/schemas/jarticle.json", "status": "published", "slug": "california-medi-cal", "title": "Medi-Cal (California Medicaid health coverage): who qualifies, what you get, how to apply, and what happens next", "kind": "procedure", "summary": "Medi-Cal is California's Medicaid program: free or low-cost health coverage, with dental and vision care, for people whose income is under the limit for their group. This page carries the current income limits, the asset and immigration rules, the dated changes coming in 2027 with their official sources, and the application and renewal steps. Apply at BenefitsCal, through Covered California, or at the county office.", "tags": [ "medi-cal", "medicaid", "california", "benefits", "health", "procedure" ], "facts": { "measured_at": "2026-10-09T13:55:35Z", "article": { "id": "medi-cal-ca", "slug": "california-medi-cal", "program_id": "B011", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "aliases": [ "Medi-Cal", "Medicaid", "Medi-Cal full scope", "MAGI Medi-Cal", "Non-MAGI Medi-Cal", "Medi-Cal Access Program (MCAP)", "BIC card" ], "schema_version": "jarticle/1 + benefit-article/1 (these facts)" }, "procedure": { "id": "proc:apply_medi_cal_ca", "type": "procedure", "program_id": "B011", "authority": "California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and 58 county social services offices; Covered California shares the application", "outcome": "Medi-Cal coverage with a Benefits Identification Card and a managed care plan", "apply_at": "https://benefitscal.com", "stages": [ { "id": "stage:discover", "order": 1, "name": "Discover", "what_happens": "The person learns Medi-Cal is free or low-cost health coverage decided mainly by income, that children and pregnant people qualify regardless of immigration status, and that one application also checks Covered California", "who_acts": "Person / outreach", "timeline": "Any time of year (rule:apply_any_time)", "evidence": "None", "failure_mode": "Assuming working income or immigration status rules them out", "model_role": "Screen from household size and monthly income; name the right Medi-Cal group for each person", "automation_class": "A - screening needs only a few facts" }, { "id": "stage:screen_eligibility", "order": 2, "name": "Screen eligibility", "what_happens": "Each person is checked against the limit for their group: adults 138%, children 266%, pregnancy 213% and MCAP to 322% (rule:adults_138, rule:children_266, rule:pregnancy_213); the asset limit applies to people 65+, disabled or in a nursing home (rule:assets_2026)", "who_acts": "Model + person", "timeline": "Minutes", "evidence": "Household size, monthly income, ages, pregnancy, disability, immigration status per person", "failure_mode": "A single household answer when members fall in different groups", "model_role": "Per-person screening (rule:per_person); never a household-level no", "automation_class": "A - every limit is a published table" }, { "id": "stage:gather_documents", "order": 3, "name": "Gather documents", "what_happens": "Income for everyone in the household, tax filing information, Social Security numbers for those who have them, immigration information, and property for people applying on age or disability", "who_acts": "Person", "timeline": "Before or after filing; the county asks for what it cannot verify electronically (rule:verify_electronic)", "evidence": "Pay stubs, tax information, SSNs, immigration papers, property and bank records for age/disability applicants (rule:property_for_aged_disabled)", "failure_mode": "Waiting to collect every paper before filing", "model_role": "Build the list for this household only", "automation_class": "B - the person holds the papers" }, { "id": "stage:complete_application", "order": 4, "name": "Complete application", "what_happens": "One application covers Medi-Cal and Covered California", "who_acts": "Person", "timeline": "One sitting", "evidence": "Application answers for every household member", "failure_mode": "Leaving out household members who are not applying", "model_role": "Walk through the questions; list every member", "automation_class": "B - the person submits" }, { "id": "stage:submit", "order": 5, "name": "Submit", "what_happens": "File online at BenefitsCal, by phone or in person at the county, or through Covered California", "who_acts": "Person", "timeline": "Any time of year (rule:apply_any_time)", "evidence": "Confirmation number", "failure_mode": "Not keeping the confirmation", "model_role": "Give the exact door and phone number", "automation_class": "B - the person submits" }, { "id": "stage:interview_verification", "order": 6, "name": "Interview / verification", "what_happens": "The county verifies electronically and sends a Request for Information when it needs more", "who_acts": "County", "timeline": "Inside the 45/90-day decision window", "evidence": "Requested documents", "failure_mode": "Missing the Request for Information due date", "model_role": "Track the due date; list what is asked", "automation_class": "B - county request, person answers" }, { "id": "stage:decision", "order": 7, "name": "Decision", "what_happens": "The county sends a Notice of Action naming each eligible person", "who_acts": "County", "timeline": "Up to 45 days; up to 90 days for disability-based applications (rule:decision_45_90)", "evidence": "Notice of Action", "failure_mode": "Not reading which members were approved and which were not", "model_role": "Read the notice per person; check it against the rules", "automation_class": "B - county decides" }, { "id": "stage:issuance_use", "order": 8, "name": "Issuance / use", "what_happens": "A Benefits Identification Card arrives; the person picks a managed care plan or one is assigned after 30 days (rule:plan_choice_30)", "who_acts": "Person + state", "timeline": "30 days to choose a plan", "evidence": "Benefits Identification Card, plan packet", "failure_mode": "Being assigned a plan that does not include their doctor", "model_role": "Compare plans by the person’s doctors", "automation_class": "B - person chooses" }, { "id": "stage:report_changes", "order": 9, "name": "Report changes", "what_happens": "Changes in income, address or household are reported to the county", "who_acts": "Person", "timeline": "UNKNOWN: no page read today states the reporting deadline", "evidence": "Change details", "failure_mode": "An unreported move that loses the renewal packet", "model_role": "Remind the person to update the address", "automation_class": "B - person reports" }, { "id": "stage:renew_recertify", "order": 10, "name": "Renew / recertify", "what_happens": "Yearly renewal, tried first without a form; otherwise a packet with a due date (rule:renewal_ex_parte); from 1 March 2027 most adults 19-64 without children or disability renew every six months (rule:renewal_6_months_2027); from 1 January 2027 work rules apply to adults 19-64 without an exemption (rule:work_rules_2027)", "who_acts": "County + person", "timeline": "Yearly; every 6 months for most adults from 2027-03-01", "evidence": "Renewal form and income proof", "failure_mode": "A missed packet ends coverage", "model_role": "Track the renewal month; check work-rule exemptions", "automation_class": "B - often automatic" }, { "id": "stage:denial_response", "order": 11, "name": "Denial response", "what_happens": "After a denial or a stop for a missed renewal, the person can turn in the renewal within 90 days without reapplying (rule:renewal_cure_90) or reapply", "who_acts": "Person", "timeline": "90 days after discontinuance", "evidence": "Renewal form, income proof", "failure_mode": "Reapplying from zero when the 90-day window was open", "model_role": "Name the cheaper path", "automation_class": "B" }, { "id": "stage:appeal_fair_hearing", "order": 12, "name": "Appeal / fair hearing", "what_happens": "State hearing on eligibility actions (rule:hearing_90); plan decisions go to a plan appeal first (rule:plan_appeal_60), then a hearing (rule:hearing_after_plan_120)", "who_acts": "Person + CDSS State Hearings Division", "timeline": "90 days; plan appeal 60 days, then 120 days", "evidence": "Notice of Action or Notice of Appeal Resolution", "failure_mode": "Missing the 90-day line", "model_role": "State the deadline from the notice date; give the phone (rule:hearing_phone)", "automation_class": "B - the person files" }, { "id": "stage:overpayment_exit", "order": 13, "name": "Overpayment / exit", "what_happens": "Coverage ends when eligibility ends or a renewal is not completed", "who_acts": "County", "timeline": "At renewal or on a change", "evidence": "Notice of Action", "failure_mode": "Losing coverage without a notice being read", "model_role": "Check the reason on the notice against the rules", "automation_class": "C - county action" } ], "stage_ids": [ "stage:discover", "stage:screen_eligibility", "stage:gather_documents", "stage:complete_application", "stage:submit", "stage:interview_verification", "stage:decision", "stage:issuance_use", "stage:report_changes", "stage:renew_recertify", "stage:denial_response", "stage:appeal_fair_hearing", "stage:overpayment_exit" ] }, "rules": [ { "id": "rule:adults_138", "kind": "income_test", "text": "Adults qualify for Medi-Cal with household income up to 138% of the federal poverty level. The monthly limits are the DHCS figures printed on the Covered California chart.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "effective": "2026 limits from DHCS letter ACWDL 26-01, as printed on the Covered California chart dated 10/2026; the start date is not printed on the chart", "value_percent_fpl": 138, "values_usd_monthly": { "1": 1836, "2": 2490, "3": 3143, "4": 3795, "5": 4450, "6": 5102, "7": 5755, "8": 6409, "each_additional": 655 }, "values_usd_annual": { "1": 22025, "2": 29864, "3": 37702, "4": 45540, "5": 53379, "6": 61217, "7": 69056, "8": 76894, "each_additional": 7839 }, "source": "s_coveredca_fpl_chart", "status": "verified 2026-10-09 (Covered California chart PDF, fetched from this Mac); the DHCS letter ACWDL 26-01 itself is on dhcs.ca.gov, which shows a human check to this Mac and was not read" }, { "id": "rule:adults_138_page", "kind": "income_test", "text": "Covered California’s Medi-Cal page states the adult limit as 138% of the federal poverty level.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "value_percent_fpl": 138, "source": "s_coveredca_medical_adults", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:children_266", "kind": "income_test", "text": "Children 0 to 18 qualify with household income up to 266% of the federal poverty level.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "value_percent_fpl": 266, "values_usd_monthly": { "1": 3538, "2": 4799, "3": 6057, "4": 7315, "5": 8576, "6": 9835, "7": 11093, "8": 12354, "each_additional": 1261 }, "values_source_note": "monthly figures from the chart in s_coveredca_fpl_chart", "source": "s_coveredca_medical_kids", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:pregnancy_213", "kind": "income_test", "text": "Medi-Cal for pregnant individuals covers income up to 213% of the federal poverty level, as the chart’s pregnancy band shows; the band from over 213% to 322% is the Medi-Cal Access Program (MCAP).", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "value_percent_fpl": 213, "values_usd_monthly": { "1": 2833, "2": 3843, "3": 4851, "4": 5858, "5": 6868, "6": 7875, "7": 8883, "8": 9892, "each_additional": 1010 }, "mcap_value_percent_fpl_upper": 322, "mcap_values_usd_monthly": { "1": 4283, "2": 5809, "3": 7332, "4": 8855, "5": 10382, "6": 11905, "7": 13428, "8": 14954, "each_additional": 1527 }, "source": "s_coveredca_fpl_chart", "status": "verified 2026-10-09 (Covered California chart PDF, fetched from this Mac); band labels read from the chart layout" }, { "id": "rule:mcap", "kind": "categorical", "text": "The Medi-Cal Access Program is for pregnant people whose income is too high for other Medi-Cal programs.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "source": "s_coveredca_preg_mcap", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:pregnancy_12_months", "kind": "benefit", "text": "Pregnancy coverage lasts the pregnancy plus 12 months after it ends.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "value_months_after_pregnancy": 12, "source": "s_coveredca_preg_12", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:covers", "kind": "benefit", "text": "Medi-Cal covers health, dental and vision care, often at little or no cost.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "source": "s_coveredca_medical_covers", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:assets_2026", "kind": "asset_test", "text": "An asset limit applies again to people 65 and over, people with a disability, and nursing-home residents: $130,000 for one person and $65,000 for each additional household member, up to 10. The home a person lives in does not count.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "effective": "from 1 January 2026 (the county page heading reads Effective January 1, 2026)", "value_usd_individual": 130000, "value_usd_each_additional_member": 65000, "value_max_additional_members": 10, "source": "s_sfhsa_elig_assets", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:assets_2027", "kind": "asset_test", "text": "The county page lists, under changes starting 1 July 2027, that asset limits return at $21,000 for individuals, $31,000 for couples and $1,500 for each additional household member.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "effective": "listed under Starting July 1, 2027", "value_usd_individual": 21000, "value_usd_couple": 31000, "value_usd_each_additional_member": 1500, "source": "s_sfhsa_changes_assets", "status": "verified 2026-10-09 (SFHSA changes page); the page lists it under 1 July 2027 and does not say which groups it applies to" }, { "id": "rule:immigrant_adults_2026", "kind": "immigration", "text": "From 1 January 2026, adults 19 and older without a qualifying immigration status can no longer enroll in full Medi-Cal. People already enrolled keep coverage if they stay eligible and renew.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "effective": "from 2026-01-01", "source": "s_coveredca_imm_adults", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:children_any_status", "kind": "immigration", "text": "Children 0 to 18 are eligible for full Medi-Cal regardless of immigration status.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "source": "s_coveredca_imm_kids", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:emergency_any_status", "kind": "immigration", "text": "Everyone, regardless of immigration status, can get emergency Medi-Cal for serious medical emergencies that need immediate care.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "source": "s_coveredca_imm_emergency", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:per_person", "kind": "definition", "text": "In a mixed-status family each person’s eligibility is decided separately.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "source": "s_coveredca_imm_mixed", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:apply_any_time", "kind": "procedure", "text": "Medi-Cal applications are taken any time of year.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "source": "s_coveredca_medical_anytime", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:county_decides", "kind": "administration", "text": "The county handles Medi-Cal coverage and questions about it.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "source": "s_coveredca_medical_county", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:verify_electronic", "kind": "procedure", "text": "The county first tries to verify information electronically and asks for documents only if it cannot.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "source": "s_sfhsa_apply_verify", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:property_for_aged_disabled", "kind": "procedure", "text": "People applying on the basis of age 65 and over or disability report property ownership.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "source": "s_sfhsa_apply_property", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:decision_45_90", "kind": "timing", "text": "The county decides within 45 days, or within 90 days for an application based on disability.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "value_days": 45, "value_days_disability": 90, "source": "s_sfhsa_apply_45", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:plan_choice_30", "kind": "deadline", "text": "After approval, a person who does not choose a managed care plan within 30 days is assigned one.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "value_days": 30, "source": "s_coveredca_medical_plan30", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:renewal_ex_parte", "kind": "renewal", "text": "Renewal is yearly. The county first tries to renew without a form; if it cannot, it mails a renewal packet with a due date.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "source": "s_sfhsa_keep_exparte", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:renewal_cure_90", "kind": "renewal", "text": "After coverage ends for a missed renewal, the person has 90 days to turn in the form and income proof without reapplying.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "value_days": 90, "source": "s_sfhsa_keep_90", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:renewal_6_months_2027", "kind": "renewal", "text": "From 1 March 2027, most adults 19 to 64 without disabilities or children 18 or younger renew twice a year.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "effective": "from 2027-03-01", "value_months": 6, "source": "s_sfhsa_changes_6mo", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:work_rules_2027", "kind": "work_requirement", "text": "From 1 January 2027, adults 19 to 64 who do not meet an exemption must work, attend school or do community service to keep Medi-Cal. Exemptions named include caring for a child 13 or younger, a serious medical condition, and pregnancy.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "effective": "from 2027-01-01", "source": "s_sfhsa_changes_work", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:retro_2027", "kind": "timing", "text": "From 1 January 2027, Medi-Cal pays one month of past medical bills for adults 19 to 64 without children 18 or younger, and up to two months for everyone else.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "effective": "from 2027-01-01", "value_months_adults_19_64_no_children": 1, "value_months_others": 2, "source": "s_sfhsa_changes_retro", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:hearing_90", "kind": "appeal", "text": "A person who disagrees with a county, DHCS or Covered California eligibility action has 90 days to request a state hearing.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "value_days": 90, "source": "s_cdss_hearing_90", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:plan_appeal_60", "kind": "appeal", "text": "A dispute with a Medi-Cal managed care plan goes first to the plan: 60 calendar days from the notice of action to appeal.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "value_days": 60, "source": "s_cdss_hearing_plan60", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:hearing_after_plan_120", "kind": "appeal", "text": "After the plan’s Notice of Appeal Resolution, the person has 120 calendar days to request a state hearing.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "value_days": 120, "source": "s_cdss_hearing_plan120", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" }, { "id": "rule:hearing_phone", "kind": "appeal", "text": "State hearings can be requested by phone at (800) 743-8525.", "jurisdiction": "US-CA", "source": "s_cdss_hearing_phone", "status": "verified 2026-10-09" } ], "fiscal_year": { "fiscal_year": "Calendar year 2026 (Medi-Cal income limits)", "effective": "2026 limits from DHCS letter ACWDL 26-01, as printed on the Covered California chart dated 10/2026; 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The California Department of Health Care Services runs it, and each county handles applications, renewals and questions (rule:county_decides). Eligibility is decided mainly by income, and the limit differs by group: adults, children, and pregnant people each have their own line. People in one household can land in different programs. Applications are taken any time of year (rule:apply_any_time).", { "type": "stat", "value": "$1,836", "label": "the monthly income limit for one adult, 138% of the federal poverty level, in the 2026 Medi-Cal limits (DHCS figures on the Covered California chart, rule:adults_138)" }, "## Who may qualify\n\n**Income.** Each person is tested against the line for their group (rule:per_person). Adults: 138% of the federal poverty level (rule:adults_138). Children 0 to 18: 266% (rule:children_266). Pregnancy: 213%, and the Medi-Cal Access Program from over 213% to 322% (rule:pregnancy_213, rule:mcap). Monthly limits for the 2026 Medi-Cal year:\n\n| Household size | Adults, 138% FPL, per month | Children, 266% FPL, per month | Pregnancy, 213% FPL, per month | MCAP, 322% FPL, per month |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | $1,836 | $3,538 | $2,833 | $4,283 |\n| 2 | $2,490 | $4,799 | $3,843 | $5,809 |\n| 3 | $3,143 | $6,057 | $4,851 | $7,332 |\n| 4 | $3,795 | $7,315 | $5,858 | $8,855 |\n| 5 | $4,450 | $8,576 | $6,868 | $10,382 |\n| 6 | $5,102 | $9,835 | $7,875 | $11,905 |\n| 7 | $5,755 | $11,093 | $8,883 | $13,428 |\n| 8 | $6,409 | $12,354 | $9,892 | $14,954 |\n| each additional | $655 | $1,261 | $1,010 | $1,527 |\n\n**Assets.** From 1 January 2026 an asset limit applies again to people 65 and over, people with a disability and nursing-home residents: $130,000 for one person and $65,000 for each additional member, up to 10; the home lived in does not count (rule:assets_2026). San Francisco's county page also lists, under changes starting 1 July 2027, asset limits of $21,000 for individuals, $31,000 for couples and $1,500 for each additional member (rule:assets_2027).\n\n**Immigration status.** Children and pregnant people can enroll in full Medi-Cal regardless of status (rule:children_any_status). From 1 January 2026, adults 19 and older without a qualifying status can no longer newly enroll in full Medi-Cal; those already enrolled keep it if they renew (rule:immigrant_adults_2026). Emergency Medi-Cal is open to everyone (rule:emergency_any_status). The details are on [[california-state-only-medi-cal-immigrants]].\n\n**Coming changes.** From 1 January 2027: work, school or community-service rules for adults 19 to 64 without an exemption (rule:work_rules_2027), and fewer months of past bills paid (rule:retro_2027). From 1 March 2027: renewal every six months for most adults 19 to 64 without children or a disability (rule:renewal_6_months_2027).", "## What the model on this page can do for you\n\nThis article is also the context of a model you can text or chat with. The buttons under the title open Messages with a note already written, or a chat on this page. The model has read this exact page: the rules above with their source ids, the procedure below, and the other programs the same facts open. It asks for one or two facts at a time, starting with household size and monthly income, checks each person against the line for their group, tells you which rules you pass and which it cannot decide, names the programs you may also qualify for, and gives the exact next step. It has no tools: it cannot apply for you, and it says so. Every message is kept on this build's Ledger.\n\nA screening here is a screening, not a decision. The county decides.", "## How to apply, and what happens after\n\nApply online at **[BenefitsCal](https://benefitscal.com)**, through **[Covered California](https://www.coveredca.com/coverage-basics/medi-cal)**, by phone, or in person at the county office. One application checks Medi-Cal and Covered California together. The county first tries to verify information electronically and asks for documents only if it cannot (rule:verify_electronic).\n\nThe county decides within 45 days, or 90 days when the application is based on a disability (rule:decision_45_90). A Notice of Action lists each person approved. A Benefits Identification Card follows, then a packet of health plans; a person who does not choose within 30 days is assigned one (rule:plan_choice_30).\n\nRenewal is yearly. The county tries to renew without a form first; otherwise it mails a packet with a due date (rule:renewal_ex_parte). Coverage stopped for a missed renewal can be restored within 90 days by turning in the form and income proof, without a new application (rule:renewal_cure_90).\n\nA person who disagrees with an eligibility action has 90 days to ask for a state hearing (rule:hearing_90). A dispute with a managed care plan goes to the plan first, within 60 days (rule:plan_appeal_60), then to a state hearing within 120 days of the plan's answer (rule:hearing_after_plan_120).", { "type": "json", "title": "The procedure, stage by stage, as data", "ref": "#facts.procedure.stages", "open_depth": 1 }, "## The same facts open other programs\n\nHousehold size, monthly income, ages and immigration status are the facts Medi-Cal asks first. The same facts open:\n\n- [[california-calfresh]] (B001): CalFresh asks the same two first facts, household size and monthly income.\n- [[california-covered-california-premium-tax-credits]] (B012): Covered California: the same application; people over the Medi-Cal limit are checked for premium help.\n- [[california-medi-cal-dental-vision]] (B065): Medi-Cal Dental and vision come with Medi-Cal.\n- [[california-calaim-ecm-community-supports]] (B070): Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports are offered through the Medi-Cal plan.\n- [[california-state-only-medi-cal-immigrants]] (B080): the state-only Medi-Cal groups for immigrants, including pregnancy and emergency coverage.\n- [[california-pace]] (B073): PACE is paid by Medi-Cal for people 55 and older who need nursing-home level care.\n- [[california-mssp-cbas]] (B016): MSSP and CBAS serve Medi-Cal members who need care to stay at home.\n- [[california-medicare-savings-programs]] (B013): Medicare Savings Programs, for people with Medicare and low income.\n- [[california-ihss]] (B015): In-Home Supportive Services requires Medi-Cal.\n- [[california-childrens-services]] (B018): California Children’s Services.\n- [[california-family-pact]] (B019): Family PACT.\n- [[california-calworks]] (B021): CalWORKs.\n- [[california-ssi-ssp]] (B023): SSI + California SSP.", { "type": "json", "title": "What this article shares with the graph", "ref": "#facts.ontology", "open_depth": 2 }, "## How this page works\n\nThis page is one JSON object. The page, the Markdown and the machine copy at [/a/california-medi-cal.json](https://miscsubjects.com/a/california-medi-cal.json) are three views of it. Its `facts` carry the article's identity and jurisdiction, the procedure with its stages, every rule with its source id and verification status, the fields with their canonical fact names, the ontology edges into the benefits graph, the declared actions, the model's instructions, and the permissions the model has (none). The model's context is served at [/a/california-medi-cal/context](https://miscsubjects.com/a/california-medi-cal/context). Every number on the page is in a rule; every rule names a source with the exact words quoted from it. The Department of Health Care Services website shows a human check to automated readers, so the figures here come from Covered California, San Francisco's county Medi-Cal office and the Department of Social Services, which publish the same rules.", "## Official addresses\n\n- Apply: [BenefitsCal](https://benefitscal.com) or [Covered California](https://www.coveredca.com/coverage-basics/medi-cal), (800) 300-1506\n- The program, from the state: [DHCS Medi-Cal](https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal)\n- The income chart: [Covered California FPL chart](https://www.coveredca.com/PDFs/FPL-chart.pdf)\n- Immigration and Medi-Cal: [Covered California, information for immigrants](https://www.coveredca.com/enrollment/eligibility/immigrants)\n- Coming changes, from a county: [SFHSA, changes coming soon](https://www.sfhsa.org/services/public-benefits-changes-coming-soon)\n- State hearings: [CDSS hearing requests](https://www.cdss.ca.gov/hearing-requests), (800) 743-8525, or California Department of Social Services, State Hearings Division, P.O. 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