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SDI State Disability Insurance:This program is administered by the State (Employment Development Department, or EDD) and pays clients amonthly benefit for a maximum of 12 months based on work history. Clients must have worked in California,and paid into the SDI system. The definition of disability is very minimal and does not qualify clients asfederally disabled, so they may not be eligible for Medi-Cal. Information is available at www.edd.ca.gov.Phone 1-800-480-3287Medicare:This federal medical benefit program is administered by SSA. Clients are eligible if they receive Social Securitydisability or retirement benefits. For disabled clients, Medicare becomes available 2 years after they areeligible for payments. A premium is subtracted from a client’s SSDI benefit to pay for the Medicare Part B (theoutpatient part) UNLESS they are eligible for Medi-Cal, which may pay the premium; Part A, the HospitalInpatient portion, has no premium. Part D is Medicare’s prescription drug coverage that covers bothprescription drugs at participating pharmacies. Information on Medicare is available at www.medicare.govor through an advocacy group (see below). Phone 1-800-MEDICAREMedi-Cal:This is California’s version of federal Medicaid. Clients get Medi-Cal either by applying through the Medi-CalOffice at HSA, or as an automatic benefit with certain other programs, including SSI and CalWORKs. Ingeneral, Medi-Cal is available for low-income people who are either disabled, elderly, or a member of a family.Medi-Cal, like SSI, is an eligibility-based program, and the financial asset level is taken directly from SSI.Clients with any level of income can receive Medi-Cal, but the amount of their income serves as the criteria fordetermining a Share of Cost (see below).Healthy Families (HF) Insurance:This insurance program provides qualifying children and young adults (up to age 19) with physical health,mental health, dental health, and vision care. Healthy Families is funded by the State for children in familieswho are uninsured and who do not qualify for Medi-Cal. Eligibility is determined primarily by family income.Families may apply for this insurance by calling 800-880-5305. Caregivers with Healthy Families insurancemay seek treatment for their children by visiting a clinic during drop-in hours, or by calling Central Access at255-3737. For more information: Miriam Damon, RN, MFT - Healthy Families/Healthy Kids Liaison: 255-3761.Healthy Kids (HK)/Extended Health Kids Insurance:The Healthy Kids program provides universal health care insurance for children and youth (up to age 19)offered by the San Francisco Health Plan. The Extended Healthy Kids program provides healthcare insuranceto member from age 19 (or 21 for Medi-Cal members) through age 24. The San Francisco CommunityBehavioral Health Plan has contracted with the San Francisco Health Plan to provide and manage mentalhealth services to Healthy Kids’ beneficiaries. These programs will provide health insurance to children, youth,and young adults who are otherwise uninsured and not eligible for other state-funded programs. For moreinformation: Miriam Damon, RN, MFT - Healthy Families/Healthy Kids Liaison: 255-3761.90