Medi-Cal

Medi-Cal

Medi-Cal is California's Medicaid program. This is a public health insurance program which provides needed health care services for low-income individuals including families with children, seniors, persons with disabilities, foster care, pregnant women, and low income people with specific diseases such as tuberculosis, breast cancer or HIV/AIDS. Medi-Cal is financed equally by the State and federal government.

This section of the Foster Care Handbook applies only to Medi-Cal for foster care related programs which include FC, Kin-GAP, AAP, Wraparound (Wrap) and MC only. For more information regarding other Medi-Cal programs refer to the Medi-Cal Handbook.

Fee-For-Service

Children and youth receiving Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, Kin-GAP, or any foster care-related programs are eligible for fee-for-service Medi-Cal. This means they can receive medical care from an individual doctor, dentist, pharmacy, etc. of choice who accepts the child or youth as a Medi-Cal patient. Medi-Cal fee-for-service benefits do not restrict or require that clients receive their medical care from specified health care providers. Fee-for-service medical providers are individually reimbursed by Medi-Cal for specific services or procedures performed.

Related Topics

Health Care Options for Foster Care, Adoptive and Kin-GAP Children'