title: Californians newly eligible for Medi-Cal under health care reform.
abstract: About 2.13 million nonelderly Californians who were uninsured for all or part of 2009 are newly-eligible for Medi-Cal under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010. Analysis of the 2009 California Health Interview Survey indicates that this newly-eligible population is often single, working-age and employed. Their rates of most chronic conditions are similar to those currently enrolled in Medi-Cal, but they have less access to care. The characteristics of the population of the newly-eligible for Medi-Cal under ACA are likely to change by 2014 when the major provisions of the law are fully implemented. However, coverage of this newly-eligible low-income population is likely to improve their access to health services.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Nadereh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pourat
authors.forename: Ana E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Gerald F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Kominski
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics*; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States