About this episode

Riverside County DPSS leaders discuss upcoming changes to Medi-Cal eligibility and how beneficiaries can maintain their eligibility.

Riverside County DPSS leaders Allison Gonzalalez and Sandra Bowlan discuss some of the changes to Medi-Cal eligibility in 2026. They share what the nearly 1 million Medi-Cal beneficiaries in Riverside County (and similar to all CA counties) can do to maintain eligibility not just this year, but in the years ahead with the federal government's changes being phased in.

People in this episode

Guests: Allison Gonzalalez, Sandra Bowlan

Topics covered

• Medi-Cal
• eligibility changes
• public social services

Keywords

• Riverside County
• beneficiaries
• federal government changes

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Places: Riverside County, CA

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