Hello world!

Todays economy makes it hard and sometimes even impossible to provide food and medical insurance for your family. There are lots of places to go for this help. This blog is not to list them all but to talk about the more obvious ones Medi-caid (Medi-Cal, in California) and food stamps, and give you tips on how to make things go faster and smoother. To ease peoples minds about the “Welfare” stigma and help people get the benefits they are entitled to as US citizens (I’ll cover the whole illegal alien issue later).

About myself, I am a Medi-Cal (Medi-caid) Eligibility Technician or ET, which means I am the person who evaluates your application and along with verifications you provide and following Federal guidelines decide whether you qualify or not. As I said I am a Medi-Cal specialist and do not deal with Food Stamps and Cash Aid too much I will try and answer your questions but if I cannot than I will have an specialist from Food Stamps or Cash Aid step in and answer your questions.

As an ET, I cannot tell you how to cheat the system, although many people try and most get caught. I can tell you what is required, what will be asked of you and the timelines for you to provide. I will try to answer any questions you may have as to the application process and what to expect while you are on Medi-Cal.

Every state is different and every county is different. I am employed by the County of Riverside in California, so I can tell Riverside residents whatever they need to know. For other counties I can tell you Federal Guidelines and may even be able to tell you specifics if I can get hold of a worker in the county and state you live in.

My hopes for this blog are to reach the people who I will never see across my desk and help them during a time when they need it the most.

God bless, MCET1