One out of every three people in Mariposa, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties are Alliance members, along with 50% of those residing in Merced and Monterey counties. This means that understanding the changes to Medi-Cal has a big impact on our communities.
The Alliance is working to help as many of our members as possible to keep their Medi-Cal coverage, including reaching out to members via community events, TV ads, social media, text, flyers distributed through schools and more.
Please join us in this effort to maintain access to care for thousands of our community members.
What the community needs to know
Everyone must renew this year. We are sharing three steps for Alliance Medi-Cal members to stay covered:
- Keep your contact information updated with your county Medi-Cal office. Update your address if you have moved.
- Know your renewal date and watch your mail for your mail for your renewal letter.
- If you are required to complete renewal paperwork, fill it out and send it back by the deadline.
Community members can continue to sign up for Medi-Cal if they meet the current eligibility requirements.
What is changing?
As of January 1, there are changes to eligibility based on:
More changes are coming later in the year, including dental coverage restrictions (as of July 1, 2026).
You can read more and keep up to date on all the changes on the DHCS website. The Alliance will continue to inform members, providers and the community as DHCS rolls out these changes.
Resources
- Member-facing Medi-Cal changes page.
- Be careful of Medi-Cal renewal scams.
- Flyer (available in English, Spanish and Hmong).
- Medi-Cal redetermination provider toolkit.
- Video ad in English and Spanish.
