Medi-Cal
is California's equivalent to Medicaid, the federal-state
health insurance program for certain
low-income people. Medi-Cal pays the cost of medical care
for low-income persons, such as the
elderly, disabled, people receiving public assistance, and
people with limited resources an high
medical bills. Medi-Cal is a need-based program whereby eligibility
primarily depends on income and
resources. If you are a resident of California, 65 years old,
blind or disabled, and receiving
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, you will be automatically
eligible for "SSI-Based
Medi-Cal" without a share of cost amount. For more information,
pleae contact enrollment@aphcv.org
or call (323) 644-3880 ext. 507.
Medi-Cal for Children
Medi-Cal
for Children provides no-cost health coverage for children
from birth through 18 years and
for pregnant women. Eligibility depends on family size, age
of the child, and income. If you qualify,
you are entitled to no-cost comprehensive health, dental,
and vision benefits for children. Under
Medi-Cal for Children, there are no monthly premiums and co-payments.
You also will be able to
choose among several health insurance plans. APHCV staff can
help you enroll. For more
information, please contact enrollment@aphcv.org
or call (323) 644-3880 ext. 507.
Healthy Families
Healthy
Families provides low-cost health coverage for children from
birth though 18 years. Eligibility
depends on family size, age of child, and income. If your
income is too high to be eligible for no-cost
Medi - Cal, your child may qualify for Healthy Families. If
you qualify, monthly premiums are as low
as $4 per child to a maximum of $27 per family. There is no
co-payment for preventive services, such
as immunizations. There is a $5 co-payment for non-preventive
services. You can mail-in your
application as you are not required to visit the Department
of Social Services (DPSS) office to apply.
For more information, please contact enrollment@aphcv.org
or call (323) 644-3880 ext. 507.
Medicare and Medicare Part D
Medicare is a federal health insurance program for people aged 65 years and older, some people
with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure treated with
dialysis or a transplant). Medicare is divided into two parts:
(1)
Medicare Part A is called "hospital insurance," which helps pay for care in a hospital, skilled
nursing facility, some home health care, and hospice care.
(2) Medicare Part B is called "medical insurance," which helps pay for visits to a physician,
outpatient hospital care, and other medical services.
For more information about Medicare or for enrollment assistance,
please contact medicare@aphcv.org or call (323) 644-3880 ext. 283.
Food Stamps
The Food Stamp Program provides benefits, in the form of paper
coupons, to low-income people for
buying food. The program is based on the philosophy that everyone
deserves the right to eat. Food
stamp recipients uses their coupons to buy eligible food items
in authorized retail food stores. APHCV
can help you fill out an application. For more information,
please contact foodstamps@aphcv.org
or
call
(323) 644-3880 ext. 507.
AIDS Drugs Assistance Program (ADAP)
APHCV now offers AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) enrollment
for clients. This program helps
people living with HIV/AIDS receive AIDS-related medications
for free or at reduced costs.
You may be eligible for California ADAP services if:
- You are resident of the State of California
- You are at least 18 years of age.
- You have an HIV diagnosis (ADAP will only process prescriptions
written by a licensed California
physician).
- You have a Federal Adjusted Gross Income less than $50,000
(see Levels of Coverage for more
information).
- You have limited or no prescription drug benefit from another
source.
Under certain circumstances, ADAP may be able to provide assistance
in meeting your private
insurance co-payment or insurance deductible obligations for
medications which are on the ADAP
formulary (list of covered drugs).
You may be required to apply for Medi-Cal as part of your
ADAP application process. Under certain
circumstances, ADAP can assist you in meeting your Medi-Cal
Share of Cost obligation for ADAP
covered medications.
If you would like to enroll in the ADAP program, please contact
Andrew Ma at (323) 644-3880 ext. 242
or adwma@aphcv.org. You
can also look on the ADAP website for more information on
the program
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