As the holidays approached, Dr. Christina Gomez-Mira was helping one of her undocumented patients get the right medication for her arthritis. The 42-year-old woman had been uninsured since she came to America. Over Christmas, she ran out of her anti-inflammatory medication.
This week, Ms. Gomez-Mira’s patient signed up for Medi-Cal, which became available to undocumented immigrants aged 26 to 49 on Jan. 1. The state’s health insurance program for those with very low incomes…