SB 1202: Medi-Cal: dashboard and outreach.

<p>The bill requires the California Department of Health Care Services to create a data dashboard tracking Medi-Cal applications, enrollment, redeterminations, disenrollments, and terminations. The dashboard must report on work or community engagement requirements and exemptions starting January 1, 2028.</p> <p>It mandates outreach efforts by the department to inform beneficiaries about new eligibility rules, more frequent redeterminations, and changes in retroactive coverage. Managed care plans are required to develop outreach programs addressing Medi-Cal eligibility, due process rights, and resources, ensuring cultural and linguistic appropriateness.</p> <p>The bill also requires counties to collaborate with community-based organizations for effective outreach and to meet cultural and linguistic standards. It simplifies the sharing of beneficiary contact information between managed ca…