CA AB2077

Prohibits self-attestation alone for Medi-Cal eligibility verification of income, residency, identity, household composition, and citizenship/immigration status, requiring documentary evidence and verified data sources instead

Mandates monthly cross-referencing of beneficiary data with federal databases, quarterly reviews of Social Security, IRS, state employment, and incarceration records, and continuous residency verification through USPS address change systems

Requires eligibility redeterminations every six months for non-elderly adults on Medi-Cal expansion and annually for all other beneficiaries, with automatic renewals without verification prohibited starting January 1, 2027

Directs the department and counties to identify eligibility errors, correct them within 30 days, prevent payments to ineligible individuals, and recover improper payments

Establishes annual public reporting to the Legislature on error rates, flagged cases, improper payments prevented/recovered, and compliance failures, with legislative oversight hearings for failure to demonstrate measurable progress