A state law going into effect this month would make several thousand undocumented children in Santa Barbara County eligible for full-scope Medi-Cal coverage.
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 limited 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.
Though the coverage changes are going into effect this month, Healthy Kids probably won’t be phased out until around the end of June, said Dr. Takashi Wada, the director and public health officer of the Public Health Department.
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