Medi-Cal Kev Tsim Nyog Rau Cov Neeg Nkag Tebchaws FAQs
Below you will find frequently asked questions about Medi-Cal, California’s version of the federal Medicaid program that offers free or low-cost health care coverage to eligible people residing in California. If you do not find an answer to your question, you may contact your local county office (by phone or in person) or email Medi-Cal member support to get help in your preferred language.
Leej twg tsim nyog tau txais Medi-Cal tag nrho?
Yuav kom tsim nyog rau Medi-Cal, koj yuav tsum nyob hauv California thiab yog cov nyiaj tau los los yog ua tau raws li ib qho ntawm cov kev cai tsim nyog. Mus saib hauv Medi-Cal lub vev xaib saib seb koj puas tsim nyog raws li cov nyiaj tau los lossis lwm yam xwm txheej.
The type of Medi-Cal coverage you can get depends on your age and immigration status:
Cov menyuam yaus (hnub nyoog 0–18 xyoo) tuaj yeem tau txais kev pab them nqi Medi-Cal tag nrho, txawm tias lawv txoj cai nkag tebchaws yog dab tsi los xij.
Cov neeg laus (19 xyoo thiab laus dua) tam sim no tsim nyog tau txais kev pab them nqi Medi-Cal tag nrho, txawm tias lawv yog neeg tsiv teb tsaws chaw los xij.
Txij li thaum Lub Ib Hlis Ntuj hnub tim 1, 2026, cov neeg laus uas tsis muaj Satisfactory Immigration Status (SIS) yuav tsis muaj peev xwm sau npe rau hauv Medi-Cal tag nrho lawm. Yog tias koj twb muaj kev pov hwm lawm, koj tuaj yeem khaws cia; tsuas yog nco ntsoov txuas koj qhov kev pov hwm thaum lub hlis uas koj txuas ntxiv.
Tsis tas li ntawd, pib txij lub Xya Hli 1, 2026, cov txiaj ntsig kho hniav Medi-Cal yuav tsis muaj rau cov tswv cuab Medi-Cal uas muaj hnub nyoog 19 xyoo lossis laus dua, tsis cev xeeb tub, thiab muaj Qhov Xwm Txheej Nkag Tebchaws Tsis Txaus Siab. Kev kho hniav thaum muaj xwm txheej ceev (xws li kev kho mob rau qhov mob hnyav, kev kis kab mob, thiab kev rub hniav) tseem yuav raug them rau txhua tus, txawm tias lawv txoj kev nkag tebchaws yog li cas los xij. Cov menyuam yaus (hnub nyoog 0–18) thiab cov neeg cev xeeb tub tseem yuav muaj cov txiaj ntsig kho hniav, txawm tias lawv txoj cai nkag tebchaws li cas los xij.
Pib txij lub Xya Hli 1, 2027, cov tswv cuab Medi-Cal uas muaj hnub nyoog 19 txog 59 xyoos, tsis cev xeeb tub, thiab tsis muaj ntaub ntawv lossis muaj Txoj Cai Nkag Tebchaws Tsis Txaus Siab thiab tseem nyob hauv kev pab them nqi tag nrho Medi-Cal yuav tsum tau them tus nqi $ 30 txhua hli kom khaws lawv txoj kev pab them nqi Medi-Cal.
Cov poj niam cev xeeb tub thiab lawv cov menyuam mos tsim nyog tau txais kev pab them nqi tag nrho Medi-Cal thaum cev xeeb tub thiab rau ib xyoos tom qab yug me nyuam (xws li kev rho menyuam lossis kev xeeb tub xaus), tsis hais lawv txoj cai nkag tebchaws li cas los xij.
Txhua tus neeg uas tsim nyog raws li cov nyiaj tau los, tsis hais txog kev nkag tebchaws, tuaj yeem tau txais:
- Emergency Medi-Cal, xws li kev kho mob uas xav tau los daws qhov xwm txheej kub ntxhov uas yuav tsum tau saib xyuas tam sim ntawd.
- Kev kho hniav xwm txheej ceev, xws li kev kho mob rau qhov mob hnyav, kis kab mob, lossis tshem cov hniav.
Hom ntaub ntawv twg uas lub xeev qhia rau CMS?
Raws li yuav tsum tau los ntawm tsoomfwv txoj cai lij choj, DHCS xa cov ntaub ntawv demographic thiab tsim nyog tau txais kev pab, xws li lub npe, chaw nyob, hnub yug, Medicaid ID, Social Security number (yog muab), thiab xwm txheej kev nkag teb chaws, rau txhua tus tswv cuab Medi-Cal. DHCS kuj muab cov ntaub ntawv hais txog kev pabcuam kev noj qab haus huv tau txais, kev ua haujlwm ntawm cov lus thov, thiab kev pab nyiaj txiag rau cov kev pab cuam. Cov ntaub ntawv xa mus rau CMS raug suav hais tias yog rhiab thiab tsis pub leej twg paub. CMS raug cai kom tiv thaiv kev ceev ntiag tug thiab kev ruaj ntseg ntawm Medicaid cov ntaub ntawv.
Muaj lus ceeb toom tsis ntev los no tias CMS tau muab cov ntaub ntawv ntawm Medi-Cal cov tswv cuab rau Lub Tsev Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Ruaj Ntseg Hauv Tsev, puas yog qhov no muaj tseeb?
Thaum Lub Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj xyoo 2025, lub tsev hais plaub hauv tebchaws tau txiav txim siab tias CMS tsuas yog yuav qhia qee cov ntaub ntawv yooj yim rau Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) txog cov tib neeg uas tsis "nyob raws cai" hauv Tebchaws Meskas xwb. Qhov no suav nrog lawv txoj kev ua pej xeem lossis kev nkag tebchaws, chaw nyob, tus xov tooj, hnub yug, thiab Medicaid ID. CMS tsis tuaj yeem qhia cov ntaub ntawv uas suav nrog cov neeg nyob ruaj khov raws li txoj cai, cov pej xeem Asmeskas, thiab lwm tus neeg uas nyob hauv Tebchaws Meskas raws li txoj cai. Yog tias cov ntaub ntawv ntawm cov tib neeg uas tsis nyob hauv Tebchaws Meskas raws li txoj cai tsis tuaj yeem cais tawm ntawm cov ntaub ntawv uas tseem muaj kev tiv thaiv (piv txwv li, cov ntaub ntawv ntawm cov neeg nyob ruaj khov raws li txoj cai, cov ntaub ntawv pej xeem Meskas, cov ntaub ntawv kho mob tseem ceeb, thiab lwm yam), CMS tsis tuaj yeem qhia cov ntaub ntawv nrog ICE. Txawm li cas los xij, tsoomfwv tseem tsis tau muab cov ntaub ntawv rau California txog nws txoj kev npaj yuav ua raws li lub tsev hais plaub qhov kev txiav txim li cas. DHCS yuav muab cov xov xwm tshiab ntxiv yog tias cov kev txwv no rau CMS lub peev xwm los sib qhia cov ntaub ntawv nrog ICE hloov pauv yav tom ntej. Nyeem DHCS cov lus hais txog kev siv cov ntaub ntawv Medi-Cal hauv tsoomfwv thiab kev ceev ntiag tug ntawm cov tswv cuab.
Puas yog Medi-Cal tag nrho-scope suav nrog hauv qhov kev xeem them nqi pej xeem?
Tsis yog. Txij lub Rau Hli xyoo 2025, Medi-Cal tsis raug suav hais tias yog ib feem ntawm kev txiav txim siab them nqi pej xeem. Qhov kev zam tsuas yog thaum koj nkag mus rau hauv U.S. los yog thov kev cai lij choj nyob mus tas li (LPR) thiab koj tau txais kev saib xyuas hauv tsev laus los yog lwm yam kev saib xyuas mus sij hawm ntev. Lub Tsev Haujlwm yuav hloov kho cov lus teb no yog tias muaj kev hloov pauv.
Thov nco ntsoov tias DHCS thiab lub county cov chaw pabcuam kev noj qab haus huv tsis tuaj yeem muab kev pabcuam raws li txoj cai lossis tswv yim txog koj tus kheej, kev nkag tebchaws, lossis kev them nqi pej xeem. Yog koj muaj lus nug txog koj txoj cai nkag tebchaws thiab/los yog Medi-Cal cov txiaj ntsig, tham nrog ib tus kws lij choj uas tsim nyog. Lub Chaw Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Pabcuam Kev Nyab Xeeb Hauv Xeev California khaws ib daim ntawv teev npe ntawm cov koom haum tsis muaj txiaj ntsig uas tau tsim nyog los muab kev pabcuam txog kev nkag tebchaws rau cov neeg nyob hauv California.
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Yuav ua li cas yog tias kuv muaj lus nug txog Medi-Cal thiab kuv txoj kev nkag tebchaws?
California Lub Tsev Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv, Lub Tsev Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Nkag Tebchaws khaws ib daim ntawv teev cov koom haum tsis muaj txiaj ntsig uas tsim nyog los muab kev pabcuam rau cov neeg tsiv teb tsaws chaw uas nyob hauv California.
Lwm cov kev pabcuam muaj xws li:
- Yog xav paub ntxiv txog qhov kev pab cuam Medi-Cal thiab yuav ua li cas thov, txhais ua cov lus hauv California cov lus pib (cov lus uas tsis yog lus Askiv thiab hais los ntawm ib feem tseem ceeb ntawm cov neeg nyob hauv California) thov mus saib kuv Medi-Cal.
- Yog xav paub ntxiv, thov mus saib ntawm vev xaib Immigration thiab California cov tsev neeg.
- Yog xav paub ntxiv txog pej xeem cov kev pab cuam thiab pej xeem cov txiaj ntsig, xws li Medi-Cal, thov mus saib KeepYourBenefits.
- Cov neeg siv kev noj qab haus huv yuav tsim nyog tau txais kev pabcuam raug cai los ntawm Health Consumer Alliance (HCA). Thov hu rau HCA ntawm 1-888-804-3536 kom tau txais kev tshuaj xyuas rau kev pab cuam kev cai lij choj dawb rau cov teeb meem kev cai lij choj ntsig txog kev noj qab haus huv, suav nrog kev nyuaj siab kom tau txais lossis khaws kev pov hwm kev noj qab haus huv lossis kho cov teeb meem nrog daim phiaj xwm kev noj qab haus huv.
- Koj kuj mus xyuas tau los yog hu rau koj lub chaw lis hauj lwm hauv zos lossis consulate rau kev pab ntxiv raws li txoj cai thiab cov chaw muab kev pab.