New law in California will give full-scope Medi-Cal to adults 50 years of age or older regardless of immigration status

Broadcasted: 6:18 AM, June 29, 2022 – Lupita Lomeli, Despierta Valle Central, Univision 21/Bakersfield 39 y Telefutura 41-6. Pedro Villa, Omni Family Health.

Great news! Beginning May 1, 2022, a new law in California will give full-scope Medi-Cal to adults 50 years of age or older regardless of immigration status. All other Medi-Cal eligibility rules, including income limits, will still apply. Pedro Villa, Patient Outreach and Enrollment Supervisor at Omni Family Health, recently joined Lupita Lomeli to discuss the new law. Watch the interview below (Spanish).

For more information on this and other initiatives, visit https://www.dhcs.ca.gov .

For more information about our health care enrollment assistance program with Covered California, visit our Health Care Enrollment Assistance page.

For more information about Despierta Valle Centra, visit https://www.univision.com/local/fresno-kftv/despierta-valle-central .