Health Care

This publication identifies changes and updates that advocates need to know about the aged, blind, and disabled FPL Medi-Cal Exapansion starting December of 2020.

This publication identifies changes and updates that advocates need to know about the aged, blind, and disabled FPL Medi-Cal Exapansion starting December of 2020.

This pub tells you when a school has to give your child needed medication. It tells you what medications a school can give to your child. It tells you who can give your child their medication. It gives you other information about giving your child medication at school.

This publication tells you about hospital discharge rights. It tells you the state laws that apply to you when you are in a hospital even if you do not have insurance. It tells you about the laws that apply if the hospital takes Medicare and Medi-Cal even if you do not have Medicare, Medi-Cal or insurance. It tells you about your rights if you have Medicare. It tells you about your right to get notice before discharge. It tells you about your appeal rights. The publication gives you resources so you can learn more about your rights.

Federal funding for the CCT program stopped. There may be funding in the future. If there is funding, California may start the program again. Check our website in the future to find out if this happened.

The Federal Nursing Home Reform Act, or OBRA ’87 (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987), created a set of national minimum set of standards of care and rights for people living in certified nursing facilities.

All nursing facilities receiving Medicare or Medicaid funding must administer an MDS assessment to all nursing facility (NF) residents. The MDS is used to obtain information about a resident’s functional capabilities, identify health problems, and to assist in the development of the individual's care plan, including discharge planning.

California Children's Services (CCS) is for children under the age of 21. It is for children with physical disabilities. CCS gives medical services and equipment to children. It is for children in low- and middle-income families. This pub tells you all about CCS. It tells how to get the services. It tells you about CCS services. If you disagree with a CCS decision, the pub tells you what to do.

If the Medi-Cal program is paying or your nursing facility care and if you also have income – such as from Social Security benefits – you will have a Medi-Cal share of cost equal to all of your income above $35 a month. “Nursing facility” includes a subacute facility and...

This pub tells you about the Whole Child Model Program. This program is for children getting CCS (California Children’s Services) and Medi-Cal. Not all counties will have this program. The pub tells you if your child will keep the same services and doctors if they are in the program. If the program denies your child a service, the pub tells you what to do.

This pub tells you about EPSDT. EPSDT stands for Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment. It is a Medi-Cal benefit. Medi-Cal gives health care to people with low income and limited ability to pay for health care. If you are under age 21 and have full-scope Medi-Cal, you get EPSDT. It gives you with a number of health care benefits. This pub tells you about those benefits. It tells you what to do if you are not happy with a Medi-Cal decision.

This publication tells you how cuts to Medicaid/Medi-Cal affects students. Medicaid/Medi-Cal gives health care to people with low income and limited ability to pay for health care. Cuts can mean more students will be absent from school. It means screening students for hearing and vision problems and other problems may not happen. It means fewer mental health resources for students.

Sometimes, you may need to complain about health care providers, programs, facilities, or services. This pub has lists of agencies in charge of dealing with your complaint. It has a list of advocacy groups that can help you. It tells you where to find out more about your right to complain.

This pub tells you how to look up Medi-Cal on the Internet. Medi-Cal gives health care to people with low income and limited ability to pay for health care. Medi-Cal is California’s form of the federal “Medicaid” program. Medi-Cal laws can be hard to follow. You may want to look at some of our other Medi-Cal pubs first before you research the Internet.

This pub tells you about your rights when discharged from a hospital and you have Medi-Cal or Medicare. It tells you what to do if you are not ready to leave the hospital. It tells you about services you can get once home. It tells you what to do if you are homeless. It tells you how to complain about the hospital and where to get help.

Many people have questions about how a nonrecurring lump sum (one-time-only) payment will affect their Medi-Cal eligibility.  This publication describes how lump sum payments affect eligibility for certain Medi-Cal programs for seniors and persons with disabilities. It explains what happens to your Medi-Cal when you receive a one-time or lump-sum payment, and when and whether an unspent lump-sum payment counts as a resource in the following month. 

This pub explains the rights people with disabilities have to get health care. They include equal access to medical facilities and services. The law says, people with disabilities must be treated the same as everyone else.

The federal Medicaid program provides health care to low-income people, including seniors, people with disabilities, and children. Medicaid is funded through a combination of state and federal dollars.

This tells you how to get transportation to medical appointments from your Medi-Cal managed care plan. Managed care is a way to provide and pay for health care. You receive most of your health care from a managed care plan. A managed care plan is an organized network of health care providers that focuses on primary and preventive care. The pub also tells you how to get transportation services if you have fee for service or traditional Medi-Cal.

Medi-Cal is a health insurance program for people with limited income. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) made some helpful changes to Medi-Cal to make more people eligible. The ACA also created health benefit marketplaces (exchanges) to help people get health care coverage if they do not have it already.