March 22, 2023 -
Miranda Dietz,Laurel Lucia,Srikanth Kadiyala,Tynan Challenor,Annie Rak,Yupeng Chen,Menbere Haile,Dylan H. RobyandGerald F. Kominski California’s Uninsured in 2024: Medi-Cal expands to all low-income adults, but half a million undocumented Californians lack affordable coverage options
California continues to make remarkable progress in expanding access to health coverage, including by expanding Medi-Cal eligibility for low-income undocumented residents. Yet, we project there will be 520,000 uninsured undocumented residents who earn too much for Medi-Cal and do not have employer coverage. This group remains categorically excluded from enrolling in Covered California and cannot receive federal subsidies to make coverage more affordable.