Asklemmy

Afaik, and you can't use crowd sourced info like this as some kind of realistic guide, it should be handled by his case worker. I'm not very familiar with cali state stuff, only what I've picked up talking to online support groups. But, iirc, he should get something in the mail every year telling him what, if anything, he needs to do.

My yearly letter is just a "you all set" kind of thing, but I'm east coast, so it isn't a guarantee of anything for his state.

Best bet is to contact his case worker and ask. If he doesn't know who that is, contact the local dss office and they'll be able to help to some degree or another.

They have never kicked me and I haven't had to reapply, but I don't get an actual doctor and have some idiotic plan with walk in clinics.

So in my limited experience, you just had to submit continuing eligibility reports that were due every June IIRC. I was actually on Kaiser myself, and your provider doesn't change unless you change it.

I was on it for financial reasons for a while pre-COVID, so my memory is fuzzy and it may have changed. I could look through the DHCS website to confirm, but hopefully this helps.

EDIT: Here's the official website, which isn't necessarily detailed yet seems to confirm what I said. They generally try to make it easy to stay on Medi-Cal if you need it. Also, here's a page linking to a bunch of general Medi-Cal info. I know that it can be daunting navigating the government websites, but they're generally the best places to find information.