- California Healthy Families - low-cost health, dental and vision insurance coverage for children and teens up to age 19 who do not qualify for free Medi-Cal.
- Download the Application Package or the Application Form
- Application Form (English)
- Application Form (Spanish)
- Download Forms and Information - PDF versions of various forms, general program information, and family contribution sponsorship forms.
- Healthy Families Program Application Approval Process @ Health Consumer Alliance
- Healthy Families Program Appeal Process @ Health Consumer Alliance
- Download the Application Package or the Application Form
- CalHospitalCompare.org - enables users to get information on rates of quality of care, patient experience and safety measures for hospitals in California; searchable by hospital, location and/or medical conditions. The site is also available in a Spanish-language version.
- KaiserEDU.org - sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation, offers quick access to basic data, research, analysis, and developments in health policy; includes narrated slide tutorials, background reference libraries, and issue modules on current topics and policy debates; among the major topics:
- Medi-Cal ~ Medicaid
- California Department of Health Services (DHS) ~ Medical Care Services (MCS)
- All County Welfare Directors Letters (ACWDLs)
- Medi-Cal Eligibility Branch Information Letters (MEBILs)
- Medi-Cal Eligibility Procedures Manual (MEPM) - provides clarification to county social services staff on policies and procedures for making eligibility determinations for the Medi-Cal program.
- 1978 to 2007 ACWDL/MEBIL Index Listing - All County Welfare Director Letters (ACWDL) and Medi-Cal Eligibility Branch Information Letters (MEBIL)
- Medi-Cal Estate Recovery Program (2005) - consumer-oriented two-page brochure.
- Guide to Medi-Cal Programs (Third Edition: March 2006) @ California Healthcare Foundation - available as free PDF download, it's a 114-page reference designed to help people understand the basic Medi-Cal eligibility categories and programs.
- Manual of Criteria for Medi-Cal Authorization @ California DHS - the entire 181-page tome in PDF format.
- Medicaid | SCHIP @ KaiserEdu.org
- Medi-Cal Publications
- California Department of Health Services (DHS) ~ Medical Care Services (MCS)
- Medicare
- CalMedicare.org ~ Medicare Information for Californians
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services @ HHS
- Medicare: Glossary Definitions @ Medicare.gov
- Medicare @ KaiserEdu.org
- Quality of care and hospital discharge complaints @ Lumetra
- Medicare Managed Care Appeals @ Maximus - laws, regs and other info re Medicare HMO appeals
- Medicare Part D: Prescription Drug Program
- Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage @ CalMedicare.org
- Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder @ Medicare.gov
- Prescription Drugs @ KaiserEdu.org
- Uninsured
- County Medical Services Program
- County Medical Services Program - All County Letters (CMSP ACLs)
- CMSP Eligibility Manual - links to PDF versions of CMSP eligibility requirements and program requirements, plus an updated version of its extensive, 140+ page CMSP Eligibility Manual.
- California Major Risk Medical Insurance Program (MRMIP) - 2004 application and handbook.
- COBRA - Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) health benefit provisions.
- COBRA Quick Reference @ Health Consumer Alliance
- COBRA Summary: COBRA v. CalCOBRA @ Health Consumer Alliance
- FAQs re COBRA Continuation Health Coverage @ U.S. Department of Labor
- HIPAA Portability Protections
- What is HIPAA? @ Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services
- Hill-Burton Hospital List @ HRSA - the official list at the Health Resources and Services Administration (part of HHS) of all the health care facilities obligated to provide Hill-Burton free and reduced cost care.
- Uninsured @ KaiserEdu.org
- County Medical Services Program