DHCS Files Formal H.R. 1 Implementation Plan with California Senate — Authoritative Timeline for All Medi-Cal Changes
DHCS filed a formal implementation plan with the California Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee detailing how California would implement H.R. 1's Medicaid provisions.
The document laid out a proposal-stage timeline: asset test reinstatement (Jan 2026), enrollment freeze (Jan 2026), dental benefit elimination for undocumented adults (then July 2026), 6-month redetermination cycles (Dec 2026), work requirements (Jan 2027), and copayment implementation (Oct 2028). Signed-budget context: the June 29 budget later delayed the UIS adult dental and major UIS/PPS clinic-payment cuts to July 1, 2027, so use this as historical implementation context and confirm current DHCS guidance before operationalizing dates.
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CA Senate Budget Committee / DHCSSource packet
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FQHC Talent. (2026, February 28). DHCS Files Formal H.R. 1 Implementation Plan with California Senate — Authoritative Timeline for All Medi-Cal Changes. Primary source: CA Senate Budget Committee / DHCS. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/dhcs-hr1-implementation-plan-senate-filing
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