Medi-Cal Annual Renewals by County

This dataset includes information regarding annual Medi-Cal eligibility renewals conducted for beneficiaries by counties each month. The data is from the Statewide Automated Welfare System (SAWS), which determines Medi-Cal eligibility and conducts ongoing case management. The SAWS reports the number of renewals due and the renewals completed by the due date and within the renewals processing timeframe. This dataset is part of the public reporting requirements set forth in California Welfare and Institutions Code 14102.5(3) et seq.

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Contact Email [email protected]
Program Medi-Cal Eligibility Division / Program Review Branch / Data Analytics Section
Homepage URL https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines
Temporal Coverage

July 2020 to November 2023
Spatial/Geographic Coverage

California
Geographic Granularity Statewide
Language English
Frequency Monthly
De-Identification Method

http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/dataandstats/Pages/PublicReportingGuidelines.aspx
Data Collection Tool

Statewide Automated Welfare System (SAWS)
License Terms of Use
Limitations Use of this data is subject to the CHHS Terms of Use and any copyright and proprietary notices incorporated in or accompanying the individual files.
Additional Limitations

Some presented eligible counts are considered preliminary and subject to change. Eligibility for Medi-Cal may occur retroactively and it may take time for eligibility determinations to be processed and reported to DHCS. As such, eligibility data is approximately 96% complete for the current month, 98% complete within one month, and over 99% complete within 2 months. Eligibility counts for a specific month are considered complete for statistical reporting purposes 12 months after the reporting month’s end.

Significant changes in 2020 renewals data was due to COVID-19 State and National Emergency Medi-Cal Eligibility Division Information Letter No.: I 20-07

Beginning January 2020 renewal reporting month, few of C-IV counties data is not available for Column J: Continued Medi-Cal Eligibility and Column K: Ex-Parte.
Additional Information

Blank cells represent values that are not shown to protect the confidentiality of the individuals summarized in the data. Department of Health Care Services de-identifies data in accordance with the DHCS Data De-identification Guidelines (DDG).
Related Resources

https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines
Last Updated April 22, 2024, 15:37 (UTC)