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Medicaid Health Plans Step up Outreach Efforts Ahead of GOP Changes
CalOptima's event helped over 3,000 low-income residents enroll in Medi-Cal and CalFresh while providing free groceries to ease financial strains, officials said.
- On Nov. 22, CalOptima, a Medi-Cal insurer, organized a Thanksgiving food distribution in Orange, California, drawing over 3,000 people.
- Facing high living costs, low-income residents are strained by job losses and worries about changes to food and health assistance programs, local officials said.
- Nina Sicaeros of the County of Orange Social Services Agency helped Carmen Basu apply for CalFresh for her 79‑year‑old mother‑in‑law at the Nov. 22 event.
- Second Harvest Food Bank volunteers Clarissa Green and Joey Fonseca‑Islas handed out food while organizers provided on-site help signing people up for Medi‑Cal and CalFresh.
- The outreach involved CalOptima partnering with County of Orange Social Services Agency and local food banks, while Alisha Jucevic, KFF Health News reporter, documented the Thanksgiving event.
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Medicaid health plans step up outreach efforts ahead of GOP changes
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