To get us started on Medi-Cal statistic data diving, here’s a Feb 2015 article from the SJ Mercury News:
….At least 1.2 million Californians have signed up for a private insurance plan since enrollment began in October 2013 under the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. But it’s Medi-Cal that has witnessed the largest growth — 2.7 million since the controversial law opened the program up to many more recipients in January 2014.
By mid-2016, more than 12.2 million people — nearly a third of all Californians — will be on Medi-Cal, state health officials say….
Gosh …. it seems as if there may actually be 8x the amount of people on Medi-Cal by this summer as there are enrolled in an exchange healthplan! And growing? Who woulda thunk it??
If this article is anywhere near accurate, I wonder how many of those new Medi-Cal enrollees as of mid-2016 were former CC exchange plan enrollees, most of whom were “force-placed” into Medi-Cal? And will the exchange plan enrollee population shrink in tandem with the growth of Medi-Cal enrollees (which almost zero providers want to participate in)? That’s such great policy? Who dreamt it up?? Guess we’ll have to wait and see what happens here! I’m on pins and needles!
Well, I sure hope the AG’s office is winding down its “hiring blitz.” It seems as if they have had more than enough time by now to be properly “lawyered up” for the all the new “lien placing” and “estate recovery” duties they’ll be getting on account of CA’s new and expanding Medi-Cal enrollee group, mostly consisting of asset-rich boomers with low(ish) incomes, LOL.
I see a HUGE windfall for the Golden State! Get busy mining it!! Thar’s GOLD in them thar hills!!
Not so much, though, for those unfortunate folks who have been newly placed on “expanded Medi-Cal” since there seems to be a dearth of providers and a long waiting list to see one :=0
I’ll see if I can find some more “official” stats later. Any assistance in this regard is welcomed :=0
