Medi-Cal is California's Medicaid program. This is a public health insurance program which provides needed health care services for low-income individuals including families with children, seniors, persons with disabilities, foster care, pregnant people, and low income people with specific diseases such as tuberculosis, breast cancer, or HIV/AIDS.

Medi-Cal is free or low-cost for California residents who meet eligibility requirements. Medi-Cal considers income, but there is no asset limit (bank accounts, cash, property, vehicles).

Most applicants who apply through Covered California and enroll in Medi-Cal will receive care through managed health care plans. In Nevada and Placer Counties, the managed care provider is Partnership HealthPlan of California (PHC). Medi-Cal is financed equally by the state and federal government. Medi-Cal and Covered California use the same application. This means that once you apply using CoveredCA.com, you’ll find out which program you qualify for. Some households qualify for both.

Web pages

• Medi-Cal health care benefits - https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/Pages/Medi-Cal_EHB_Benefits.aspx
• Medi-Cal resources - https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/
• Medi-Cal Dental info - https://dental.dhcs.ca.gov/
• Medi-Cal Eligibility and Covered California - Frequently Asked Questions - https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/eligibility/Pages/Medi-Cal_CovCA_FAQ.aspx
• Medi-Cal Eligibility - more info - https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/Pages/DoYouQualifyForMedi-Cal.aspx
• Medi-Cal Eligibility - no asset limits - https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/Get-Medi-Cal/Pages/asset-limits.aspx
• Medi-Cal phone support - 800-541-5555. The Telephone Service Center (TSC) is available 8am to 5pm, Monday through Friday, except holidays.
• Search for providers near you - https://www.healthcareoptions.dhcs.ca.gov/choose/find-provider
• Medi-Cal Transportation -https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/Pages/Transportation.aspx
• FAQs about transition to Partnership HealthPlan of California as managed care provider for Nevada and Placer counties - https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/MCP-Transition/Pages/Member-FAQs.aspx
• Medi-Cal Fair Hearing -If you have applied for, have received, or are currently receiving benefits/services from Medi-Cal AND you have a complaint about how your benefits/services are/were handled, or your services have been denied or modified, visit this web page: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/Pages/Medi-CalFairHearing.aspx
• Contact phone numbers for managed care plan providers
  • Nevada County - https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/individuals/Pages/MMCDHealthPlanDir.aspx#nevada
  • Placer County - https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/individuals/Pages/MMCDHealthPlanDir.aspx#placer