COVID-19 Uninsured Group Program
As of March 18, 2020, House Resolution (H.R.) 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Section 6004, authorized state Medicaid programs to provide access to coverage for medically necessary coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnostic testing, testing-related services, and treatment at no cost to the individual.
The COVID-19 Uninsured Group (UIG) program was implemented by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) on August 28, 2020, and covered COVID-19 diagnostic testing, testing-related services, and treatment services, including vaccination, hospitalization and all medically necessary care, at no cost to the individual.
The COVID-19 Uninsured Group (UIG) Program ended on May 31, 2023.
On February 9, 2023, the States received a 90-day notice from the federal government that the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) would end on May 11, 2023. Therefore, California's COVID-19 UIG Program ended on May 31, 2023.
Because the COVID-19 Uninsured Group program ended on May 31, 2023, DHCS closed access to the COVID-19 UIG Application Portal on June 1, 2023.
Resources for COVID-19 UIG Members:
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COVID-19 UIG Sunset Notice
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Arabic, Armenian, Cambodian, Chinese, Farsi, Hindi, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Mien, Punjabi, Russian,
Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
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Ways to Apply for Medi-Cal
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Covered California - Single Streamlined Application
Resources for Providers:
COVID-19 Uninsured Group Program Toolkit
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English, Spanish, Arabic, Armenian, Cambodian, Chinese, Farsi, Hindi, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Mien, Punjabi, Russian, Tagalog, Thai, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
To learn more important information about the End of the COVID-19 Uninsured Group program, please visit:
Medi-Cal NewsFlash: June 2023 Update: Discontinuation of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Uninsured Group Program.
Questions
Please email
COVID19Apps@dhcs.ca.gov if you have questions about the end of the COVID-19 Uninsured Group or COVID-19 aid code.
