Contra Costa Health’s Basic Health Care program has now expanded to include coverage for uninsured and undocumented residents, it was announced this week.
Earlier this year, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors made undocumented residents eligible for Basic Health Care, which offers coverage for primary care, medications, X-rays and more. Medical care covered by this program is provided at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center or county health centers. An estimated 10,000 undocumented residents are eligible for this care.
This coverage targets undocumented residents who earn too much to qualify for Medi-Cal. These residents are not eligible for CoveredCA because they are undocumented.
To qualify for Basic Health Care, residents must have incomes below 300 percent of the federal poverty level. Enrollees will pay a sliding-scale quarterly premium depending on their income up to $20 a month.
To see if you qualify, call a financial counselor at 1-800-771-4270 to ask about enrolling in Basic Health Care, which offers coverage for primary care, medications, X-rays and more.
“We’re still seeing some people in our community fall through the cracks, unable to get health insurance,” said Gilbert Salinas, CCH chief equity officer. “Basic Health Care will help fill that gap and give people access to medical care.”
For more information, visit CCH’s Basic Health Care webpage.
