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What is the Annual Eligibility Review (AER)?
Each year you will be asked to renew your child’s eligibility for Healthy Families. We will notify you by mail of the Annual Eligibility Review process.
You will receive a notice about 60 calendar days before the end of your family’s anniversary date in the Healthy Families Program. In the notice, we will ask you to verify your family size and income.
We must receive your AER Form and income papers by the due date on the packet. If the enrolled child still qualifies for the program, coverage will continue for another 12 months.
Each time you enroll a new child in the program, you requalify all your children who are enrolled in Healthy Families for another 12 months.
The eligibility review date for your children will be 12 months from the date the last child is enrolled.
The monthly premium will be recalculated. The new premium may change depending on the household income.
What if my income is lower?
If your household income is below the Healthy Family Program’s guidelines during AER, and you give us permission to send your AER Form to Medi-Cal, your child may receive free temporary health coverage from Medi-Cal. If your child qualifies, your child’s free temporary Medi-Cal coverage will continue until Medi-Cal makes a final decision.