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Step 1 – Make sure you are eligible for Healthy Way LA

Before you apply for Healthy Way LA, please look below to see if you are eligible. You may be eligible if:

  • You are a Los Angeles County resident.
  • You are between 19 and 64 years of age.
  • You are not pregnant.
  • You have no health coverage.
  • You have been a legal resident for at least 5 years or you are a United States citizen.
  • You meet monthly income limits.

Step 2 – Gather the required documents to apply for Healthy Way LA

If you meet the initial Healthy Way LA eligibility listed above, your next step is to apply for services. You need to make sure you have all of the following documents required by Healthy Way LA . These documents include:

For Citizenship / Residency

  • U.S. Passport, or
  • Certificate of Naturalization, or
  • Certificate of Citizenship, or
  • Permanent Resident Card (Green Card)

NOTE: If you do not have a U.S. Passport, Certificate of Naturalization, Certificate of Citizenship, or Permanent Resident Card, bring one document from each category:
1) U.S. Birth Certificate or Military Service Form that shows place of birth

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2) Driver’s License, or School Identification with Photo, or U.S. Military Identification Card

For Income Verification

  • Recent paycheck stub, or
  • Copy of last year’s federal income tax return, or
  • Signed letter from your employer that shows the gross amount paid, how often you get paid, and the date of paycheck being reported.

Note: If you appear to be eligible for Medi-Cal or Healthy Families, you must cooperate with those programs before applying for HWLA by completing a Medi-Cal or Healthy Families application.

Step 3 – Apply for Healthy Way LA

The fastest way to apply for Healthy Way LA services is to go to one of the following Los Angeles County facilities:

Harbor/UCLA Medical Center
Patient Financial Services
1000 West Carson Street
Building 3-South
Torrance, CA 90509
(310) 222-3012

LAC+USC Medical Center
1100 N. State Street, Room A6F
Los Angeles, CA 90033
(323) 409-4383
(323) 409-4779

Olive View/UCLA Medical Center
14445 Olive View Drive
2nd Floor, Room 2D142
Sylmar, CA 91342

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
7601 E. Imperial Hwy, Building 602
Downey, CA 90242
(562) 401-7320

High Desert Health System
Munsie Building – ORSA/HWLA Office
44900 North 60th St. West
Lancaster, CA 93536
(661) 945-8227

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Multi-Service Ambulatory Care Center
12021 S. Wilmington Ave.,
Floor 5A, Room 7
Los Angeles, CA 90059
(310) 668-3200

Note: You may apply at any of the medical homes listed in the Healthy Way LA Provider Directory, but this in not the recommended process by the operator(s) on the HWLA Hotline (1-877-333-4952). You can/may be assigned to a medical home (where you get care) closer to your location by applying at one of the above HWLA facilities.