California의 Medicaid: 신청 가능한 항목 안내
🔎 영주권(그린카드)에 영향을 주나요?
Regular Medicaid does NOT count in the public charge test — receiving it does not affect your green card or immigration application. 자세히 보기 →
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Public health insurance for low-income people, jointly funded by the federal and state governments. It covers doctor visits, hospital care, prescriptions, pregnancy, and children's care. States run it under federal rules, and each state has its own name and details (California calls it Medi-Cal).
Medi-Cal
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소득 기준
- Adults 19-64 (ACA expansion)≤ 138% FPL
- Children 0-18≤ 266% FPLNo monthly premium for children's Medi-Cal (OTLICP): premiums were reduced to $0.00 effective July 1, 2022, and monthly billing is no longer required. (DHCS's FPL tables still list a 160% FPL tier, but the premium amount is zero — the claim that premiums start above 160% FPL is out of date.)
- Pregnancy≤ 213% FPLTiers: full-scope pregnancy ≤138% FPL; pregnancy-related Medi-Cal >138% to 213% FPL; Medi-Cal Access Program (MCAP) 213%-322% FPL.
- Aged/Blind/Disabled (65+/ABD, non-MAGI)Income-based (no single fixed %FPL). The asset test was reinstated on 2026-01-01: limit $130,000 for one person, +$65,000 per additional person (up to 10); Pickle, Disabled Adult Child (DAC), and Disabled Widow(er) (DW) programs remain exempt from the asset test.
이 주(State)의 이민 신분 관련 규정
California uses state funds to extend full-scope Medi-Cal to income-eligible residents regardless of immigration status, phased in: 2016 (children under 19) → 2020 (ages 19-25) → 2022 (age 50+) → Jan 1, 2024 (ages 26-49), reaching all ages. ⚠️ However, effective no sooner than Jan 1, 2026, California froze NEW full-scope enrollment for undocumented adults 19+: those already enrolled keep their coverage, and children (under 19), pregnant people (through 365 days postpartum), and foster youth under 26 remain eligible regardless of status; qualified non-citizens within the five-year bar and PRUCOL claimants are also outside the freeze. This group also faces new premiums ($100/month, no sooner than 2027) and some benefit cuts (dental no sooner than July 2026; long-term care no sooner than Jan 2026). These are enacted state laws, but the dates are "no sooner than" targets implemented once systems are ready — a changing area, so check the latest official guidance.
신청 방법
필요한 서류
Proof of identity, income, California residency, and household size; immigration documents as applicable. Full-scope coverage is not denied for lack of satisfactory immigration status (for new undocumented adult applicants, subject to the 2026 freeze above). See the official DHCS apply page for the exact document list.
소요 기간
Eligibility decision generally within 45 days (up to 90 days for disability-based cases); retroactive coverage for up to 3 months before the application month.
공식 신청 페이지로 이동 →BenefitsCal (official online application) · also via Covered California or your county office
영주권에 영향을 주나요? (공적부조 Public Charge)
✅ Regular Medicaid does NOT count in the public charge test — receiving it does not affect your green card or immigration application.
⚠️ The one exception: Medicaid that pays for long-term institutional care (a long-term stay in a nursing facility or mental-health institution at government expense) DOES count. Everyday doctor visits, hospital care, prescriptions, and home- and community-based care are not this exception.
➕ Because the current rule excludes all non-institutional Medicaid, Medicaid for children, pregnancy, and emergencies also does not count. In mixed-status families, eligible citizen or qualified children can safely get the care they qualify for.
Public charge is assessed only for people applying for an immigrant visa abroad, or applying for adjustment of status (a green card) inside the United States.
Many categories are exempt by law: refugees, asylees, VAWA self-petitioners, T and U visa applicants, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJ), Cuban/Haitian entrants, and others.
Public charge is generally not assessed when a green-card holder renews their card or naturalizes; a returning green-card holder is assessed only in limited cases (for example, an absence of more than 180 days).
This is information only, not immigration, legal, or tax advice. Public charge and your personal status are complex — consult a licensed immigration attorney. We never tell you whether you "will" or "won't" be affected.
USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 8, Part G, Chapter 7 (benefits considered) and Chapter 3 (who it applies to) — 8 USCIS-PM G.7 / G.3; regulation 8 CFR 212.21–212.23; 2022 final rule 87 FR 55472. · 2022-12-23
최종 확인: 2026-07-16
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