Medi-Cal health coverage kicked in for Antonio Abundis just when the custodian needed it most.
Mar 22 2024KFF Health News
The collision of state and federal policies has not only set off enrollee whiplash but swelled demand for enrollment assistance as people are dropped from Medi-Cal, often for procedural issues. Health groups serving Latino communities report being inundated by requests for help, but at the same time, a state-sponsored survey suggests Hispanic households are more likely than other ethnic or racial groups to lose coverage because they're less knowledgeable of the renewal process.
Tony Cava, a spokesperson for the Department of Health Care Services, said in an email that the agency has taken steps to increase the number of people automatically reenrolled in Medi-Cal and does not consider a pause necessary. The disenrollment rate dropped 10% from November to December, Cava said.
Jane Garcia, CEO of La Clínica de La Raza, testified before the Alameda County Board of Supervisors' health committee that disenrollments continue to pose a challenge just as her team tries to enroll newly eligible residents. "It's a heck of a load on our staff," she told supervisors in January. The Abundis family is among those who don't know where to get their questions answered. Though Abundis' wife submitted the family's Medi-Cal renewal paperwork in October, his wife and two children who still live with them were able to maintain coverage; Abundis was the only one dropped. He hasn't received an explanation for being disenrolled nor been notified how to appeal or reapply.
Marisol, who requested her last name be withheld out of fear of deportation, also qualified for full-scope Medi-Cal during the state expansion to all immigrants 50 and older.
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