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Opportunities to Expand and Optimize Medicaid Managed Care in Schools
The Final Medicaid Access and Managed Care Rules Expected Soon from CMS: Are You Ready?
New Peer Support Services Benefit to Leverage Providers’ Lived Experience to Support Medi-Cal Members
REPORT: Billing Better in CalAIM: How to Improve Reimbursement for Enhanced Care Management and Community Support
Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and Community Supports are core components of CalAIM, a multiyear initiative led by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) that take a person-centered approach to social service delivery and care management for individuals with complex health and social needs.
REPORT: Addressing Wages of the Direct Care Workforce Through Medicaid Policies
Recruitment and retention of the direct care workforce has been a longstanding challenge among states. Low wages are a particular barrier because direct care worker wages often compete with gig employment, where the work is less physically and emotionally taxing.
CalHOPE: A New Sustainable Model of Care
Thanks to tireless advocacy combined with impressive outcomes data, funding was allocated in the California state budget to support the continuation of the program. This is a prime example of how initial federal investments can ultimately lead to long-term sustainability of successful programs.
ARPA Funds are Helping States Shore Up the Health Care Workforce
States are leveraging American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars to support a multi-faceted policy approach to strengthening state health care infrastructure and the health workforce.
Holding On: Community Health Centers’ Critical Role During the Pandemic
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are a critical provider of health care, particularly for communities of color and Medicaid beneficiaries. It is vital that health centers are financially and operationally stable so they can continue to effectively provide patients with primary care, behavioral health, and dental services.
REPORT: Holding On: How California’s Health Centers Adapted Operations and Care for Patients During the Pandemic
Prepared for the California Health Care Foundation by Aurrera Health Group and Capital Link, this paper identifies several key factors that enabled California’s health centers to manage the financial strain exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic while continuing to serve patients at a time when accessing health care involved new and unanticipated challenges.
REPORT: Improving California’s Health Care Delivery System for the Child Welfare-Involved Population: Concepts and Considerations
Prepared for the DHCS and CDSS CalAIM Workgroup, this report explores ways to better integrate services, provide a single contact for children, and ensure access to specialty care in the child welfare system.
REPORT: California’s Health Homes Program: Lessons Learned and Promising Practices
The Health Homes Program (HHP) is a Medi-Cal initiative that helps manage and coordinate care for enrollees with certain chronic health and/or mental health conditions who have high health care needs or who are experiencing chronic homelessness.
