Millions of Californians could lose Medi-Cal coverage this year due to procedural issues

CÉSAR CHÁVEZ ELEMENTARY school stands quietly on a Saturday morning in October. A metal gate hangs open at the entrance, leading to a brightly painted school building. There’s a tiny path tucked behind the building that leads to an innocuous classroom where a team of county enrollment workers sits, awaiting people who want help re-enrolling in Medi-Cal. 

It’s the first community Medi-Cal re-enrollment event of the year and turnout is scarce. The campus is silent save for the occasional laughter of the enrollment workers passing the time.