Medi-Cal: immigration status.
- Restricts Medi-Cal benefits for individuals without satisfactory immigration status.
- Creates the Serving Our Seniors Fund to support Medicare Part B premium payments.
- Transfers unspent Medi-Cal funds to the new Seniors Fund by January 1, 2026.
- Requires the state to seek federal funding for limited medical services to non-citizens.
Assembly Member Essayli's proposed Medi-Cal legislation would modify eligibility requirements for undocumented immigrants while establishing a dedicated fund for Medicare Part B premium assistance. The bill would limit Medi-Cal coverage for individuals without satisfactory immigration status to a reduced scope of services, reversing current policy that provides full benefits to eligible undocumented residents.
The legislation creates the Serving Our Seniors Fund in the State Treasury, which would receive unencumbered funds previously allocated for Medi-Cal coverage of undocumented immigrants. This new continuously appropriated fund would be administered by the Department of Health Care Services specifically to restore and maintain Medicare Part B premium payments for eligible individuals. The department would need to pursue any available federal matching funds by filing necessary state plan amendments or waivers.
The measure requires a two-thirds vote for passage and includes an appropriation that would take effect by January 2026. Under the bill's provisions, the Department of Health Care Services would oversee both the narrowing of Medi-Cal eligibility based on immigration status and the establishment of dedicated funding streams for Medicare premium assistance through the new Serving Our Seniors Fund.
 Bill EssayliR Assemblymember | Bill Author |  Not Contacted |
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- Restricts Medi-Cal benefits for individuals without satisfactory immigration status.
- Creates the Serving Our Seniors Fund to support Medicare Part B premium payments.
- Transfers unspent Medi-Cal funds to the new Seniors Fund by January 1, 2026.
- Requires the state to seek federal funding for limited medical services to non-citizens.
Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.
Introduced By
Assembly Member Essayli's proposed Medi-Cal legislation would modify eligibility requirements for undocumented immigrants while establishing a dedicated fund for Medicare Part B premium assistance. The bill would limit Medi-Cal coverage for individuals without satisfactory immigration status to a reduced scope of services, reversing current policy that provides full benefits to eligible undocumented residents.
The legislation creates the Serving Our Seniors Fund in the State Treasury, which would receive unencumbered funds previously allocated for Medi-Cal coverage of undocumented immigrants. This new continuously appropriated fund would be administered by the Department of Health Care Services specifically to restore and maintain Medicare Part B premium payments for eligible individuals. The department would need to pursue any available federal matching funds by filing necessary state plan amendments or waivers.
The measure requires a two-thirds vote for passage and includes an appropriation that would take effect by January 2026. Under the bill's provisions, the Department of Health Care Services would oversee both the narrowing of Medi-Cal eligibility based on immigration status and the establishment of dedicated funding streams for Medicare premium assistance through the new Serving Our Seniors Fund.
Bill EssayliR Assemblymember | Bill Author | Not Contacted |