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2026-2027 Fiscal Year Two Week Fee-for-Service Checkwrite Hold
Medi-Cal·CA·Provider Bulletin
Effective date
Jun 18, 2026
We identified it
May 24, 2026
Summary
Medi-Cal fee-for-service payments scheduled for June 18 and June 25, 2026 will be delayed until July 2, 2026 due to a fiscal year transition checkwrite hold. This affects Medi-Cal fee-for-service, Family PACT, CPE, and other state-funded programs but excludes Every Woman Counts Program.
Action Required
By June 18, 2026: Billing team must adjust cash flow expectations and notify accounting department of delayed Medi-Cal payments. Update payment tracking systems to reflect new expected payment dates of July 2, 2026 for services that would normally be paid June 18 and June 25. Continue submitting claims normally as this only affects payment timing, not claim processing.