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RIVERSIDE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES

Medi-Cal

DPSS Regional Manger Jose Beltran speaks at a press conference at the TODEC Legal Center in Coachella during the launch of the Medi-Cal Older Adult Expansion Campaign on April 28, 2022.

Expansion of California’s low-income Medi-Cal program gives access to individuals aged 50 and above regardless of immigration status

T housands of county residents now have access to health coverage through Medi-Cal due to a new state law that went into effect May 1, 2022. Medi-Cal eligibility expanded to all low-income Californians, who are at least age 50, regardless of their immigration status.

Social service and community leaders lauded the statewide expansion as an important step to ensuring that older, low-income adults can access preventative health, behavioral health, and long- term care. Previously, adults 50 and older without legal status could access Medi-Cal benefits only in emergencies.

Annual Report 2021/2022