Medi-Cal enrollment surged after eligibility checks were suspended and declined after the checks resumed 

Number of enrollees (millions)

Source: Department of Health Care Services Medi-Cal Enrollment.
NOTES: The first dotted line denotes the pausing of annual eligibility checks in March 2020. The second dotted line marks the first disenrollments in June 2023, following the resumption of these checks in April. The 2024 enrollment increase follows the final phase of Medi-Cal expansion to all low-income Californians, regardless of immigration status.