Don’t Miss Out on Medi-Cal Renewal – TAKE ACTION

All Medi-Cal renewals are waived until the end of the Public Health Emergency, which Governor Newsom has announced will be February 28, 2023. Please report any changes in your contact information so you don't miss important details about your Medi-Cal coverage. Visit BenefitsCal.com or call 530-265-1340.

Impact of COVID-19 on Medi-Cal Coverage

In January 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE) in response to the outbreak of COVID-19. Special rules were put in place during the COVID-19 PHE to allow more people to get access to and keep their Medi-Cal benefits. Prior to the PHE, California would review information provided by beneficiaries and renew their participation in Medi-Cal if they still qualified. However, when the continuous coverage requirement expires at the end of the PHE, California will need to conduct a full redetermination for all beneficiaries who would have otherwise been subject to redetermination.

Currently, states are required to keep all Medicaid members continuously enrolled in health coverage. When the federal continuous coverage requirement ends, the process of redetermining individuals presents the single largest health coverage transition event since the first open enrollment of the Affordable Care Act and the Medicaid expansion. As California plans to resume normal business operations, beneficiaries will need to know what to expect and what they need to do to keep their health coverage. Most beneficiaries will either remain eligible for Medi-Cal or qualify for tax subsidies that will allow them to buy affordable coverage through Covered California.