November 4, 2015

Lessons from CA: Halting the Medi-Cal Application Backlog in Court

By: Kim Lewis and dfitzgerald

Executive Summary

In this month’s Lessons from California, we highlight California legal advocates’ successes in forcing the State to comply with the laws for processing Medicaid applications in a timely manner, and making the State send a notice to applicants when it fails to meet the 45-day processing deadline.

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Lessons from CA: Halting the Medi-Cal Application Backlog in Court

Executive Summary

Related Content

The Faces of Medicaid Expansion: Filling Gaps in Coverage

What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid? — Affordability

What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid? — Consumer Protections and Due Process