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Medi-Cal Work Requirements and IHSS: What to Know About New Rules

Beginning January 1, 2027, some adults on Medi-Cal will have to show they worked, went to school, or volunteered at...

Do You Have to Turn In the Documents IHSS Asks For?

Somewhere between the application and the annual reassessment, nearly every IHSS recipient gets asked for paper. A doctor’s form. A...

Protective Supervision for a Parent With Dementia

Almost everything published about IHSS protective supervision is written for parents of children — usually children with autism or an...

The $867.5 Million Federal Payment Freeze: What It Does and Doesn’t Mean for Your Paycheck

On July 21, 2026, the federal government deferred $867.5 million in Medicaid payments to California. About $646.4 million of that...

Life After Prison: Can I Be an IHSS Caregiver?

A reader wrote to us with a question a lot of people are afraid to ask out loud. He has...

IHSS Advance Pay in California: How It Works & Who Qualifies

Most IHSS recipients get their provider paid the ordinary way: the provider submits a timesheet, and the state pays them...

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