After California opened Medi-Cal to all undocumented immigrants in the state, a clinic in Los Angeles that serves uninsured immigrants and low-income families moved all its undocumented patients to full-scope Medi-Cal. What does it mean for the patients to go from restricted to full-scope health care coverage? How are they using the new benefits? What does it mean for the clinic to enroll thousands of patients in the Medi-Cal health plan? This archival program was originally aired on March 21, 2024.

TUESDAY, MARCH 26
PROGRAM #10324 12:00 PM PT

Moving Patients to Medi-Cal. (Program Repeat). After California opened Medi-Cal to all undocumented immigrants in the state, a clinic in Los Angeles that serves uninsured immigrants and low-income families moved all its undocumented patients to full-scope Medi-Cal. What does it mean for the patients to go from restricted to full-scope health care coverage? How are they using the new benefits? What does it mean for the clinic to enroll thousands of patients in the Medi-Cal health plan? This archival program was originally aired on March 21, 2024.

Guests: Carlos Vaquerano, Executive Director, Clínica Romero, Los Angeles, CA; Rosalba Gomez, Breast Cancer Survivor and Clinic Patient, Clínica Romero, Los Angeles, CA; Angelica Bernal, Patient, Clínica Romero, Los Angeles, CA; María Romero-Mora, Office of Communication and Community Engagement, California Department of Health Care Services-DHCS, Sacramento, CA.

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