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The California Working Disabled Program: Lessons Learned, Looking Ahead

Joanne Jee and Joel Menges
The Lewin Group

(April 2003),

Available for download at http://www.chcf.org/topics/medi-cal/index.cfm?itemID=20684


The California Working Disabled Medi-Cal Buy-In Program (CWD) was implemented in April 2000 to enable disabled individuals to participate in the workforce without the threat of losing their Medi-Cal coverage. Although a relatively new program, policymakers and advocates have already begun considering programmatic and policy changes that would build on the existing program, expand eligibility, and broaden access to certain services. This study was initiated to better understand the factors affecting enrollment in CWD and to estimate the enrollment and cost impacts of select programmatic changes. Bryon MacDonald at WID provided expertise as a member of the Advisory Group for the study .