这个保险叫MEDI-CAL.65岁以上都可以申请,但非居民只包急诊. 但总比没有好,再说父
母来一般都带很多药, 就是怕有个急病.
下面是网站, 和SANTA CLARA COUNTY 的地址电话.
http://www.sccgov.org/portal/site/scc/menuitem.2c9f27538b48f388dfe093102830a429/?path=%2Fv7%2FSCC%20Public%20Portal%2FHealth%20and%20Human%20Care%2FCaring%20For%20the%20Elderly%2FHealth%20Insurance%20for%20the%20Elderly
North County Office
Santa Clara County Social Services Agency
100 Moffett Blvd, CA 94043
(650) 988 6100
(408) 271 5600
很容易申请,只须注意以下三点:
1. 要说父母准备长期住在加州,临时居民不给;
2. 月收入父母一个人不超过$1000, 两个人不超过$1472;
3. 父母的家庭财产不超过$3000.
对于第一个问题,虽然签证只有6个月,但你只要说准备长期住在加州,就可以,他们不是
移民官. 对于第二和第三个问题,可以说在美国没收入,一般就不会在问了.但如过说在
国内有收入,要提供工资条和银行存折复印件.
If you live in San Mateo county, there's an even better option called the
WELL Program, which provides all general medical care (as well as some very
limited dental care) at the San Mateo Medical Center. There are some fees
associated with the program but for very low income people (anyone with only
retirement income in China will definitely qualify as very low income), all
services are free.
http://www.sanmateomedicalcenter.org/smc/department/smmc/home/0,2151,5562066_112231453,00.html
(scroll down the page to see the brochure for the WELL Program)
There are also some free medical clinics in the Bay Area that provide some
limited services:
Stanford Arbor Free Clinic
http://arbor.stanford.edu/
Stanford Pacific Free Clinic
http://pacific.stanford.edu/home.html
Berkeley Free Clinic
http://www.berkeleyfreeclinic.org/home.html
(Google for other free clinics in the area)
