Medi-Cal enrollment has beat initial estimates and has doubled in Tuolumne County since the Affordable Care Act was implemented in 2014, according to The Union Democrat.
Here are four highlights:
1. As of November 2015, 12,248 Tuolumne County residents were enrolled in Medi-Cal. Of that figure, 7,905 are adults and 4,343 are children.
2. Based on U.S. Census Bureau estimates of Tuolumne County's total residents, nearly 23 percent are enrolled in Medi-Cal.
3. The state department predicted less than 1.5 million Californians would have enrolled in the ACA by now, yet more than 4 million state residents have signed up.
4. In December 2015, the Department of Health Care Services reported Medi-Cal covered 12.7 million Californians.
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