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Medi-Cal for kids (free coverage to much higher incomes)

Phone number
530-265-1340 (Nevada County DSS — enrolls year-round)
Category
Health
Children
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Eligibility
Kids 0-18 in households up to 266% FPL (~$4,796/mo parent + child, ~$7,315/mo family of 4), regardless of immigration status. Kids on SSI or in CalWORKs families auto-qualify. Enrolls year-round; coverage runs to age 19.
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Children’s Medi‑Cal in California now covers kids up to 266% of the federal poverty level, providing free full coverage (doctor, dental, vision, mental health, prescriptions) through age 19, regardless of immigration status, with automatic eligibility for SSI or CalWORKs families and year‑round enrollment via BenefitsCal.com or CoveredCA.com.
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Kids get free full coverage at much higher family incomes than adults — up to about $4,796/mo (parent + child) or $7,315/mo (family of 4), regardless of immigration status
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Medi-Cal para niños (cobertura gratuita con límites de ingreso mucho más altos): los niños reciben cobertura completa gratuita con ingresos familiares mucho más altos que los adultos — hasta unos $4,796/mes (padre/madre + hijo) o $7,315/mes (familia de 4), sin importar el estatus migratorio. Solicite en benefitscal.com o al 530-265-1340 — inscribe todo el año.
URL
https://benefitscal.com
Verified 2026-07-02 (TechEmpower screener corpus — techempower.org/qualify; DHCS 2026 charts).
Many families who make "too much" for adult Medi-Cal don't realize their kids still qualify: children's Medi-Cal reaches 266% of the federal poverty level — about $4,796/month for a parent + child, or $7,315/month for a family of four — with free, full coverage (doctor, dental, vision, mental health, prescriptions) up to age 19.

Good to know

  • Immigration status doesn't matter for kids — children's coverage regardless of status continues under the 2026 changes (the enrollment freeze applies to undocumented adults only).
  • Kids on SSI or in CalWORKs families qualify automatically.
  • Enrolls year-round — no open-enrollment window.

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