‘They told me I have no coverage’: Medi-Cal recipients surprised by loss of insurance

FLORINDA MIGUEL TOOK her 6-year-old daughter for a routine dentist appointment in early December only to find out that her Medi-Cal coverage had lapsed.

It took her by surprise. She hadn’t had to renew her kids’ Medi-Cal coverage in almost four years. The Los Angeles resident said she doesn’t recall getting any notices or renewal paperwork in the mail this year. “I don’t know if they sent it, if it was lost, I don’t know but I didn’t get it” she said.