On October 17, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)
published the August
2023 Medi-Cal continuous coverage unwinding eligibility
measures data on the
Medi-Cal
Enrollment and Renewal Data webpage. The August dashboard
includes data on Medi-Cal enrollment, applications in progress,
redeterminations, and disenrollments. The dashboard also includes
demographic details for all redetermination measures, along with
the top reasons for disenrollments. The reports reflect statewide
figures, but county-level data can also be downloaded from the
dashboard.
After three years of waiving annual Medi-Cal redetermination
requirements due to COVID-19, the Medi-Cal eligibility review
process restarted just a few months ago for Medi-Cal members.
According to the dashboard, nearly 15.5 million members were
enrolled in Medi-Cal as of August 30, 2023. During the month of
August, Medi-Cal received 171,798 new applications for coverage,
72,569 individuals became newly enrolled in coverage for the
first time, and 123,224 new applications are currently in the
review process in county offices.
Nearly 1,041,900 Medi-Cal members were due for redetermination in
August 2023. Eighty-two percent returned their renewal packets or
completed their renewals through federal electronic sources. Of
total redeterminations completed in August, 20 percent of
redeterminations were disenrolled for not returning necessary
information or for being determined ineligible. However, Medi-Cal
members who were disenrolled in August have until November 30,
2023, to return needed information to have their coverage
restored.
