A5: Getting Healthcare STAT! Medi-Cal Former Foster Youth Enrollment 101

Steven Fong, Jessica Haspel, Dee Paull, Daryl Hightower, Susan Zimny, Former Foster Youth 

The focus of this workshop will be to discuss the Medi Cal and CalFresh program for Former Foster Youth (FFY). This will be a joint presentation, including Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the Department of Social Services (CDSS), Children Now, and a former foster youth. After the general overview, the presenters will explain in more detail a few of the specific work efforts being made by the DHCS and the CDSS, in partnership with stakeholders, to effectively operate both programs and reach these youth. The next portion of the workshop will include a panel presentation focusing on the issues commonly faced by FFY, the importance of the MediCal and CalFresh programs for FFY, and the successes and challenges of program implementation.