Groceries or the Medi-Cal Monthly Premium? $50 Won't Cover Both.

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This table shows what basket of groceries an adult could buy with $50: 1 carton of eggs, 1 box of pasta, 1 gallon of milk, 1 jar of pasta sauce, 1 loaf of white bread, 1 can of black beans, 1 package of raw chicken, 1 head of broccoli, 2 apples, 5 bananas, 1 bag of potatoes, 1 package of ground beef, and 1 bag of brown rice.

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Note: The price of individual items were estimated using the average prices from four major grocery retailers in Bakersfield. Certain immigrants includes undocumented Californians and others who are federally ineligible for Medicaid, such as lawful permanent residents during the federal five-year waiting period.

Source: Premium amount: 2026 May Revise. Grocery prices: Budget Center analysis of retail grocers' prices in and around the 93306 zip codeEmbed Download image