Beginning Jan. 1, 2024, approximately 707,000 individuals aged 26 to 49 in California will become eligible for Medi-Cal coverage, a significant portion of whom are illegal immigrants, according to the California Department of Health Care Services.
The expansion, with a cost of around $1.2 billion, is part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $310.8 billion 2023–2024 budget.
