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An Advocate’s Guide to Access GAC in CA: Chapter 5 File A Grievance or Appeal
Read moreThis chapter is part of NHeLP’s forthcoming Advocate’s Guide to Accessing Gender-Affirming Care in California. It focuses on the rights Medi-Cal beneficiaries have when seeking gender-affirming care and the processes available to challenge barriers to coverage. Specifically, it explains the protections built into Medi-Cal and outlines the steps beneficiaries…
- August 21, 2025
Changes to Medi-Cal and Covered California Under the OBBBA and the CA Budget
Read moreH.R. 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” (OBBBA) cuts approximately $1 trillion from Medicaid which will result in an estimated 10 million individuals and families losing health coverage across the nation. Just before the OBBBA’s passage, California finalized its budget, which includes additional cuts to…
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Top 10 Reasons Why House Republicans’ Reconciliation Bill Is Bad for Medi-Cal (and the Affordable Care Act)
National Health Law Program (NHeLP) Fact SheetRead more*This article discusses the GOP reconciliation package, officially called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and its implications for Medicaid and health care access. On May 22, the House passed a budget reconciliation bill, proposing to cut over $700 billion from Medicaid by terminating 14 million people from health…
- April 23, 2025
California Children’s Services Due Process Toolkit
Alicia Emanuel, Anuja Kumaria, Anna Leach-Proffer, Sydney Louie, Alexis Robles-Fradet, and Skyler Rosellini ToolkitRead moreCalifornia Children's Services (CCS) is a state program for children and youth with special health care needs. CCS can be a complex program to understand because the rules often depend on how the beneficiary gets CCS services and the county that the CCS beneficiary lives in. This CCS due…
- March 20, 2025
A New Medi-Cal Program Helps You Stay Off Stimulant Drugs
Read moreStimulants are drugs like cocaine, meth, and ecstasy. A new program will pay certain Medi-Cal enrollees up to $599 in gift cards to get off stimulant drugs. The program is called “The Medi-Cal Recovery Incentives Program.” This resource for beneficiaries explains the new benefit and the steps individuals should…
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Protect Medi-Cal Funding 2025 series
Kimberly Lewis, Skyler Rosellini, Abigail Coursolle, Jules Lutaba, Jasmine Young, Fabiola De Liban, Amy Chen, Alicia Emanuel, Carly Myers, Alexis Robles-Fradet, and Héctor Hernández-Delgado Issue BriefRead moreCalifornia’s Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) provides a critical investment in the health of Californians. Medi-Cal coverage and services are tailored to meet the unique needs of low-income individuals and families, and provides the most affordable coverage. If Medicaid cuts are enacted, states like California will lose billions of dollars in…
