Health Coverage Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, your other coverage will be filled first, and Medi-Cal/CMSP will then serve as a secondary coverage.
Depending upon your income level, you may be responsible for paying a portion of your medical care – this is called a "share of cost". You may also be required to pay co-payments to the provider.
Unfortunately, providers are supposed to use the lowest amount family share of cost; however, frequently providers use the share of cost for each person. This is a provider error and one the county is unable to correct or do anything about. You must ask your provider to correct the error.
You can request retroactive coverage for Medi-Cal for up to 3 months and up to 1 month for CMSP. There are no retroactive benefits for Covered California.
The County is required to verify whether or not the absent parent has insurance coverage for the children only. Medi-Cal is not attempting to establish child support for the children.
Contact Information
9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday
818 South Main Street
Yreka, CA 96097
Phone: 530-841-2700
Fax: 530-841-2723
Sarah Collard, Ph.D, Agency Director
Trish Barbieri, Director, Social Services Division
Corey Watson, Deputy Director Social Services Division
Jamie Kimball, Program Manager, ETAS
Veronica Rivera, Program Manager, ETAS