The Staying Healthy Assessment Questionnaire is the Department of Health Care Services' Individual Health Education Behavior Assessment. Plan providers are required to obtain these assessments from all Medi-Cal beneficiaries. The assessment questionnaires are specific to pediatric and adult age groups and need to be acquired by the health centers as part of the Initial Health Assessment for the patient.
California will now be providing healthcare coverage to undocumented residents over the age of 50 in 2022. Residents over the age of 50 will now be eligible for Medi-cal coverage. For many years undocumented residents have neglected their care due to not having healthcare insurance or not being able to pay for their healthcare services.
After nearly eight weeks, medical practices and clinics are finally starting to see restrictions being lifted on preventive care visits, chronic disease management and elective surgeries.