Health Programs & Information

Bay Area Community Services (BACS) provides innovative behavioral health and housing services for individuals and families across the Bay Area. For more information, visit bayareacs.org.

The Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) is a volunteer-supported program that helps Medicare beneficiaries of any age make informed choices, and provides advocacy when health benefits are threatened or denied. HICAP offers individual counseling regarding Medicare billing and claim problems, Medicare supplemental insurance, prescription drugs, Medicare HMOs and other managed care options, long-term care insurance and appeals. For more information, call (510) 839-0393 or visit lashicap.org.

For information about Medi-Cal, visit socialservices.alamedacountyca.gov.

To request a Medi-Cal application to mail in and Instructions booklet, please call (510) 272-3663 or 1-800-698-1118 (toll free).

For information about Medicare, visit cms.gov. For specific questions about Medicare claims, visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).

The nonprofit medical clinic provides free, on-site preventive health care services and treatment to uninsured and low-income patients. Locatedadjacent to the Cathedral of Christ the Light, 2121 Harrison Street, Suite 120 (door to clinic is on 21st Street at the corner of Harrison Street), Oakland. For information, call (510) 587-3000 or visit orderofmaltaclinic.com.