Bill aims to blunt federal work‑requirements' effect on Medi‑Cal enrollment
AB 21 61 would use administrative data, improved notices and due‑process safeguards to limit coverage losses from new federal work‑reporting rules (HR 1); advocates warned millions of Californians could be affected without state action.
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Assemblymember Banta presented AB 21 61 as a package of measures to minimize the impact of newly enacted federal work‑reporting rules (HR 1) on Medi‑Cal enrollees. The bill seeks to maximize use of existing administrative data and automated tools to reduce renewals and churn, to require clearer notices and phone/text options for reporting, and to restrict extension of work requirements to state‑funded programs beyond federal minimums.
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