Noozhawk ran another story on SB75 implementation, including all the key points, including the following.
Starting this month, undocumented children 19 and under in California are eligible for full-scope Medi-Cal coverage, including an estimated 3,000-4,000 children in Santa Barbara County.
Senate Bill 75, signed into law last June, expands health insurance coverage options to undocumented children. Currently, many of these children are enrolled in restricted-scope Medi-Cal plans or the state’s Healthy Kids programs, local health insurance programs that cover children who aren’t eligible for public programs due to immigration status or family income level.
The full-scope coverage these children will receive through CenCal and its California counterparts includes doctor visits, hospitalizations, prescription drugs, preventative and specialty care, emergency services, vaccines, and dental visits.
Children who already have restricted-scope Medi-Cal coverage won’t have to re-apply for the full-scope coverage, but children who are only covered by the Healthy Kids programs must. Healthy Kids probably won’t be phased out locally until around the end of June, to ensure there's no gap period before Medi-Cal kicks in.
"Santa Barbara County Undocumented Children to Receive Expanded Health Coverage Through Medi-Cal": https://www.noozhawk.com/article/santa_barbara_county_undocumented_children_receive_expanded_health_coverage
