Medi-Cal Data
Medi-Cal is a way for individuals and families with low income to access needed health care services. Medi-Cal is California’s public health insurance. Participants in CalWORKs and Foster Care are automatically eligible for Medi-Cal. The County of Ventura aims to improve access to health care and insurance for residents. If your income is too high to qualify for Medi-Cal, affordable insurance plans are offered through Covered California and you may qualify for tax credits to lower the cost of your insurance premium.
Learn more about the program here: Medi-Cal
Around half of current participants became eligible under the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion eligibility
criteria.
Learn more about the Affordable Care Act here: ACA Summary
Medi-Cal Aid Categories
Medi-Cal eligibility is approved for at least one aid category and participants may be eligible for multiple programs and services.
Different Medi-Cal programs may offer different benefits. Full Scope Medi-Cal benefits cover the full range of Medi-Cal benefits. However, Restricted or Limited Scope benefits coverage is limited to emergency or pregnancy-related services. As of Jan. 1, 2026, undocumented adults may apply only for limited scope Medi-Cal.
Older adults and individuals who have been declared legally blind or disabled by the Social Security Administration or State Program Disability Evaluation Division (DED) are also considered disabled under Medi-Cal regulations.
Medi-Cal applications are processed within 45 days.
Processing time may be influenced by application method and timing of submission.
