Most Seniors and People with Disabilities with a Medi-Cal Share of Cost Do Not Receive Help Paying for Their Care

Seniors and People with Disabilities Who Met or Did Not Meet Their Share of Cost, 2019–2026

100% stacked bar chart showing the share of seniors and people with disabilities with a Medi-Cal share of cost who met or did not meet their share of cost each year from 2019 to 2026. In every year, more than 9 in 10 did not meet their share of cost, ranging from 91.6% to 93.6%.

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Note: A share of cost is the amount a person must spend on health care each month before Medi-Cal begins paying for any additional expenses. Data show whether people met their share of cost in January of each year.

Source: Budget Center analysis of California Department of Health Care Services, Population Distribution for Medi-Cal Enrollees by Met and Unmet Share of Cost dataGet the data