[CA] I have a super variable income and my Medi-Cal got discontinued because I made $90 over the limit for one month. What to do now?

So I do freelance online work and usually make around $400 a month, but in the summer I got a (temporary) spike in work and made 1,894 in July. I called a worker to ask about this, since my income is SUPER unpredictable and variable, its not a steady job, I don't get a W-2. They said to just submit a change in income, and explain its temporary, and it should be fine. well I did, and for some reason my SNAP wasn't taken away (it was lowered a bit) but my medi-cal was deactivated. And I didn't get any text alerts or mail so I found out a month late when checking the benefits site. I'm freaking out now, this month i was planning on going to lots of doctors because my health took a sharp dip.

Should I file an appeal? How long would that take?

Should I just reapply? Since (as expected) I made way less last month than I did in july?

Can I still see any doctors this month (and get back coverage when they reactivate me) or will they turn me away?

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