we also kept the straight medi-cal. for years we used it as secondary at kaiser. it was fabulous to not have to pay copays for sick children. we recently moved, and were surprised to learn that it could come with us afterall. that is something i need to work on. what i like about it is knowing that if my life fell apart and we had no insurance as a family, the kids would be cared for immediately. the one thing to keep in mind is that you tell medi-cal when you add your child onto your insurance. you can not use medi-cal as the primary if you have the child on your private insurance. medi-cal will find out, and they will bill you for any services that were rendered. i learned that one the hard way(i didn't know before)......$400 later i know how it works now. lol.
