Medi-Cal

IMPORTANT: Medi-Cal beneficiaries, stay enrolled — share your updated information with your local Shasta County office. Here's how: 
          • By phone: 1-877-652-0731           • Online: benefitscal.com          • In person: Find your local county office here

What is Medi-Cal?

Medi-Cal (called Medicaid in other states) provides quality health care coverage to qualifying residents of California with income and resources below established limits.

Have you heard about the Medi-Cal expansion?

• Important news about your health coverage
• Noticias importantes sobre su cobertura de salud
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Questions? Take a look at the FAQs:

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About your health care benefits expanding in Medi‑Cal
• Preguntas frecuentes (FAQ) sobre la expansión de sus beneficios de cuidados médicos en Medi-Cal
• A’loc Naaic nyei Waac-Naaic (FAQ) Gorngv taux meih zipv tengx goux wangc siangx nyei jauv yiem Medi-Cal jangv jienv mingh

Who can get Medi-Cal?

• Children under the age of 21
• Low-income families with children when at least one parent is either:
  • Absent
  • Deceased
  • Incapacitated
  • Unemployed or underemployed
• Individuals over the age of 65
• Persons who are blind or disabled
• Persons receiving nursing home care
• Pregnant women
• Childless adults adults aged 21-64 with low incomes

What services does Medi-Cal cover?

• Medical and dental services
• Pharmacy and vision services
• Long Term Care
• Help with Medicare costs
• Detailed list of covered services

How to apply for Medi-Cal?

Shasta County residents can apply for healthcare benefits:

• Online at BenefitsCal.com
• Through the mail:
  Call 1-877-652-0731 to request a mail-in Medi-Cal application be sent to you 
  Print an application online and mail or return it to:
  Eligibility and Employment Services, Cascade
  2460 Breslauer Way
  P.O. Box 496005
  Redding, CA 96049-6005            
• In person, by visiting one of our Regional Offices

Where can I find more information about Medi-Cal?

Learn more about Medi-Cal by downloading our brochure or visiting the Department of Health Care Services website. Families or individuals who may not qualify for Medi-Cal, can now access quality, affordable insurance through Covered California. Learn more at Covered Shasta.