Starting January 1, 2026, Medi-Cal will freeze new enrollments for certain adults who are undocumented and do not have a satisfactory immigration status for federal full scope Medi-Cal. This group will no longer be able to newly enroll in full scope Medi-Cal, even if they qualified before under state-funded programs.

Who could be affected:

Californians:

• Aged 19 and older, and
• Who are not pregnant, and
• Who are undocumented, and
• Who qualified for full scope Medi-Cal because of the state-funded Adult Expansions.

KEY INFORMATION:

• If you are already enrolled in full scope Medi-Cal, you will stay covered no matter your immigration status as long as you complete your annual renewal. Make sure to renew if you want to maintain eligibility for your Medi-Cal benefits!
• If you are part of this group and lose your coverage, you won’t be able to sign up again—except for emergency and pregnancy care.
• If your coverage stops because of a late renewal or missing paperwork, you will have 90 days to fix it and stay enrolled.
  Income-eligible children (0-18) and pregnant people can enroll in full scope Medi-Cal, no matter their immigration status.
• Coverage is for the entire pregnancy and one year after the pregnancy ends.

Source: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/eligibility/Pages/medi-cal-changes.aspx