Covered California sent out a notice that some children in the Bay Area will be deemed Medi-Cal eligible and will be taken off their parent’s health plan as of April 1, 2016. The expanded Medi-Cal kids’ option only applies to the Bay Area counties of San Mateo, San Francisco, and Santa Clara. Because these counties have a higher cost-of-living, they have higher income eligibility for the Medi-Cal kids program. Whereas most families have their children dropped in Medi-Cal if their Modified Adjusted Gross Income is below 266% of the federal poverty line (FPL), in these Bay Area counties children qualify for Medi-Cal with a household income of 322% of the FPL.
