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County officials warn HR 1 would add work requirements, boost administrative burden and shift roughly $40 million to Orange County
Summary
Orange County Social Services director Anh Tran told the Commission to Address Homelessness that HR 1'driven changes will add Medi-Cal and CalFresh work and re-certification requirements, revoke a 0-income renewal waiver, and could increase net county costs by about $40 million, straining local operations and outreach.
Orange County officials told the Commission to Address Homelessness on Oct. 15 that proposed federal changes in HR 1 will create new work requirements and more frequent eligibility renewals for Medi-Cal and CalFresh, increasing barriers for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
Anh Tran, director of the Orange County Social Services Agency, said the county has lost the federal "0-income" waiver that previously allowed automatic Medi-Cal renewals for people with no documented income. Tran said HR 1 also introduces a never-before-implemented Medi-Cal work mandate requiring eligible adults to participate in roughly 80 hours a month of acceptable activities such as work, volunteering or training to retain coverage. In…
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