Medi-Cal
Encyclopedia
The California Medical Assistance Program (Medi-Cal) is the name of the California
Medicaid
program serving low-income families, seniors, persons with disabilities, children in foster care, pregnant women, and certain low-income adults. It is jointly administered by the California Department of Health Care Services
(DHCS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS), operating as a Medical Assistance Program under Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
Medi-Cal with the assistance from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
created The California Partnership for Long-Term Care. The goal is to protect Californians from being forced to spend everything they have worked for on long-term care, to prevent or delay dependence on Medi-Cal.
Effective July 2009, Medi-Cal no longer offers Dental Insurance for people over 21 years of age.
Medi-Cal costs were estimated at US$ 34.1 billion (US$ 12.9 billion in state funds) in 2005-06.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
Medicaid
Medicaid
Medicaid is the United States health program for certain people and families with low incomes and resources. It is a means-tested program that is jointly funded by the state and federal governments, and is managed by the states. People served by Medicaid are U.S. citizens or legal permanent...
program serving low-income families, seniors, persons with disabilities, children in foster care, pregnant women, and certain low-income adults. It is jointly administered by the California Department of Health Care Services
California Department of Health Care Services
The California Department of Health Care Services is department within the California Health and Human Services Agency that finances and administers a number of individual health care service delivery programs, including Medi-Cal, which provides health care services to low-income people....
(DHCS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services , previously known as the Health Care Financing Administration , is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer...
(CMS), operating as a Medical Assistance Program under Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
Medi-Cal with the assistance from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the United States' largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care; it is based in Princeton, New Jersey. The foundation's mission is to improve the health and health care of all Americans...
created The California Partnership for Long-Term Care. The goal is to protect Californians from being forced to spend everything they have worked for on long-term care, to prevent or delay dependence on Medi-Cal.
Effective July 2009, Medi-Cal no longer offers Dental Insurance for people over 21 years of age.
Medi-Cal costs were estimated at US$ 34.1 billion (US$ 12.9 billion in state funds) in 2005-06.
External links
- Medi-Cal - Official website
- Medicaid State Plan information for California
- State Waivers for Medicaid program in California