Ages 26 through 49 Adult Full Scope Medi-Cal Expansion| En Español
Basic Information
Beginning January 1, 2024, a new law in California will allow adults ages 26 through 49 to qualify for full-scope Medi-Cal, regardless of immigration status. All other Medi-Cal eligibility rules, including income limits, will still apply.
This initiative, called the Ages 26 through 49 Adult Expansion, is modeled after the Young Adult Expansion, which provided full scope Medi-Cal to young adults 19 through 25, and the Older Adult Expansion, which provided full scope Medi-Cal to adults 50 years of age or older. See the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) websites for the Young Adult Expansion and the
Older Adult expansion. This latest expansion of full scope Medi-Cal brings California closer to a Healthy California for All.
DHCS is working collaboratively with the County Welfare Directors Association of California, county social services agencies, Covered California, consumer advocates, and other interested parties to ensure a successful implementation.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services do NOT consider receipt of health, food, and housing benefits as part of the public charge determination. Therefore, using Medi-Cal benefits (except for residential nursing home or mental health institution care) will NOT hurt an individual's immigration status. To learn more about public charge, please visit the
California Health and Human Services Agency Public Charge Guide or
California Health and Human Services Agency Guía Sobre La Carga Pública en español. Links to the California Health and Human Services Public Charge Guide in additional languages can be found under the
Need help now? section below.
When someone applies for state-funded benefits, their information is only used to determine if they qualify. State laws protect the privacy of their information.
Please visit this webpage for future FAQs, notices, resources, and additional information.
Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
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Age 26-49 Frequently Asked Questions
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General Information Notice
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Webinars
- Title: Age 26-49 Adult Expansion Advocate Webinar -
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Title: Age 26-49 Adult Expansion Advocate & Stakeholder 2nd Webinar -
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Enrollment Notice
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COHS Enrollment Notice
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Global Outreach Language Toolkit
To foster collaboration with community organizations, DHCS introduced the
Get Your Community Covered Resource Hub, offering a range of outreach materials in Arabic, Armenian, Cambodian, Chinese, Farsi, Hindi, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Mien, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.
Need help now?
For information on immigration and using Medi-Cal, the below are qualified resources:
- For information on immigration, the California Department of Social Services, Immigration Branch maintains a list of qualified nonprofit organizations to provide services to immigrants who reside in California.
- For health benefits help:
- To learn about public charge:
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California Health and Human Services Agency Public Charge Guide
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Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, English, Farsi, Hindi, Hmong, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Mien, Pashto, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- For additional immigration resources, please visit California's Immigrant Guide website.
DHCS and county social services agencies cannot answer questions related to immigration or public charge.
Contact Us
For all other questions related to the Ages 26 through 49 Adult Full Scope Medi-Cal Expansion, please feel free to contact DHCS at AdultExpansion@dhcs.ca.gov.
