Santa Clara County to vote on expanding eligibility for county health plan

Santa Clara County, California, supervisors will vote Nov.16 on a proposal that would expand the county’s health care plan eligibility requirements for an additional estimated 30,000 residents to reduce the number of uninsured people in the region, reports the Mercury News. The county’s Primary Care Access Program, or PCAP, currently serves 8,000 adults and is available for those with an income of less than 200% of the federal poverty line, or $53,000 per year.