Measuring up : access to care in Medi-Cal compared to other types of health insurance (2018) Ponce, Ninez, author. Babey, Susan, author. Becker, Tara, author. Scheitler, A.J., author. Rasmussen, Petra W., author. Insurance, Health -- statistics & numerical data Medicare Medi-Cal is California’s Medicaid program, providing health insurance to Californians with low incomes, including about 40% of the state’s children, half of Californians with disabilities, over a million seniors, and about one in six working adults. In total, the program covers around 13 million Californians, nearly one-third of the state’s population. However, coverage alone does not guarantee access to health care services or affordability. To see how Californians with Medi-Cal coverage are faring in accessing health care, this report examines data from the 2017–18 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). This analysis focuses on one main question: Do Medi-Cal enrollees face greater difficulty accessing health care services than Californians with employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) or coverage purchased through the individual market (IM)? The findings broadly suggest the need for improvement in several areas: ensuring a usual source of care, increasing the supply of providers that will take Medi-Cal patients, and facilitating access to specialists who will see Medi-Cal patients. Addressing these critical areas would help close the gaps in access to care for many California adults and children. [Oakland, CA] : California Health Care Foundation, August 2021 California HealthCare Foundation, issuing body. Technical Report Text Illustrations 1 online resource (1 PDF file (15 pages)) nlm:nlmuid-9918366982106676-pdf 9918366982106676 http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918366982106676 English California United States Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0