15,800 Ventura County Children Shifted to Medi-Cal
On Thursday, more than 15,800 children in Ventura County will be shifted from Healthy Families -- the state's Children's Health Insurance Program -- to Medi-Cal, the state's Medicaid program. Statewide, more than 800,000 children are being shifted from Healthy Families to Medi-Cal, a move that is expected to save the state more than $58 million this budget year and more than $70 million annually in the future.
- "Medi-Cal in Ventura County Expands To Cover 15,800 Children" (Kisken, Ventura County Star, 7/31).