Medi-Cal is California's Medicaid program. This is a public health insurance program which provides needed health care services for low-income individuals including families with children, seniors, persons with disabilities, foster care, pregnant people, and low income people with specific diseases such as tuberculosis, breast cancer, or HIV/AIDS.

Medi-Cal is free or low-cost for California residents who meet eligibility requirements. Medi-Cal considers income, but there is no asset limit (bank accounts, cash, property, vehicles).

Most applicants who apply through Covered California and enroll in Medi-Cal will receive care through managed health care plans. In Nevada and Placer Counties, the managed care provider is Partnership HealthPlan of California (PHC). Medi-Cal is financed equally by the state and federal government. Medi-Cal and Covered California use the same application. This means that once you apply using CoveredCA.com, you’ll find out which program you qualify for. Some hou…

Medi-Cal offers transportation to and from appointments for services covered by Medi-Cal. This includes transportation to medical, dental, mental health, or substance use disorder appointments, and to pick up prescriptions and medical supplies.
There are two types of transportation for appointments:

• Nonemergency medical transportation (NEMT) is transportation by ambulance, wheelchair van, or litter van for those who cannot use public or private transportation.
• Nonmedical transportation (NMT) is transportation by private or public vehicle for people who do not have another way to get to their appointment.

Medi-Cal recipients with Partnership HealthPlan of California (PHC) can contact PHC for transportation services. PHC is the managed care provider for both Nevada and Placer Counties. Web pages

• Home - https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/Pages/myMedi-Cal.aspx
• Transportation for Medi-Cal Covered Services - Partnership HealthPlan of California - https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/Pages/T…

Medi-Cal offers transportation to and from appointments for services covered by Medi-Cal. This includes transportation to medical, dental, mental health, or substance use disorder appointments, and to pick up prescriptions and medical supplies.

Management of transportation operations is in-house at Partnership HealthPlan of California, the managed care provider for Nevada and Placer Counties.

Web pages

• Home - http://www.partnershiphp.org
• Transportation benefits - http://www.partnershiphp.org/Members/Medi-Cal/Documents/TransportationFlyer_ENG.pdf#search=TRANSPORTATION

Angel Flight West delivers health and hope using donated flights to serve those with healthcare or other compelling human needs. In the air, Angel Flight West links volunteer pilots and commercial airlines with people whose non-emergency health needs require long-distance travel to access care. On the ground, volunteer drivers ferry passengers to and from their departure and destination airports.

If you have a scheduled medical appointment or are ready to travel for one of their other approved travel reasons, request your flight now.

Web pages

• Home - https://angelflightwest.org/
• Request Your Flight - https://afids.angelflightwest.org/flight-request?sc=need-a-flight

CancerCare helps people cope with the challenges of cancer. 

Professional oncology social workers provide the following services:

• Support groups
• Educational workshops
• Publications
• Financial help for treatments
• Financial help for travel to and/or from medical appointments (as funding is available)

Web Pages

• Home - https://www.cancercare.org

ADA Certified Passengers and Senior Dial-a-Ride service (seniors 65 and over) is available to Western Nevada County residents during the same days, hours, and service area as the current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratransit service provided by Nevada County Now.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/3578/Dial-A-Ride-Service