Language Access

Addressing the language needs of Limited English Proficient Medi-Cal beneficiaries.

Ethnicity and Language

IN CALIFORNIA:

• 6,521,957 people receive Medi-Cal benefits
• 22,837 people declared Korean as their preferred language

IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY:

• 2,264,596 people receive Medi-Cal benefits
• 17,394 people declared Korean ethnicity
• 17,076 people declared Korean as their preferred language
• 80% of Korean beneficiaries declared that they would prefer to receive their Medi-Cal letters in Korean

In Los Angeles County Korean is a threshold language in LA County because it fulfills the requirement that over 3,000 Medi-Cal beneficiaries in that county speak and read that language.

Medi-Cal Language Access Campaign

How Can You Get Involved

• Become a Community Health Promoter
• Fill Out PA481 with the Korean Resource Center
• Bring your Medi-Cal letter
• Sign the Campaign Petition Letter
• Learn and speak about your language rights