June’s Outreach Events Recap
Highlighted Outreach Events Los Angeles County 6/2 – Outreach coordinators shared CCI information during the Los Angeles Aging Advocacy Coalition’s Summit on Aging. Over 400 advocates, community...
View ArticleImportant Notice on CalDuals.org and Info@CalDuals.org Outage
Due to technical difficulties with www.CalDuals.org, the website and email info@calduals.org were down from Wednesday, August 2 – Friday, August 4. We’re very sorry for the interruption. We know how...
View ArticleNew Research: Progress toward the Coordination of Behavioral Health Care...
The UCSF Community Living Policy Center and the UC Berkeley Health Research for Action Center released a research brief examining the efforts of Cal MediConnect (CMC) plans to coordinate behavioral...
View ArticleJuly’s Outreach Events Recap
Highlighted Outreach Events Los Angeles County 7/8 – Seniors, caregivers and other stakeholders attended a Cal MediConnect Informational Forum and Health Fair at Centro Medico de Huntington Park in...
View ArticleDHCS Releases Final HRA Plan Letters for LTSS Referrals
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) released the final Health Risk Assessment (HRA) plan letters creating a new standardized set of long-term services and supports (LTSS) referral questions...
View ArticleAugust’s Outreach Event Recap
Highlighted Outreach Events Los Angeles County 8/17 – An outreach coordinator staffed an informational table at Monterey Park Senior Center in Monterey Park. Beneficiaries who speak English, Spanish,...
View ArticleMSSP Transition Framework Released for Stakeholder Comment
As proposed in the Governor’s January 2017 budget, the MultiPurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP) transition into managed care has been delayed to no sooner than January 1, 2020. This reflects the...
View ArticleSeptember’s Outreach Event Recap
Highlighted Outreach Events Los Angeles County 9/8 – Over 100 seniors stopped by an informational table at the City of Arcadia’s Health Fair, Fall into Good Health. Attendees had their questions about...
View ArticleOctober’s Outreach Events Recap
Highlighted Outreach Events Los Angeles County 10/12 through 10/15 – Outreach coordinators answered questions and shared CCI information during the 44th annual Los Angeles Korean Festival in Los...
View ArticleHelp Raise Awareness and #FightFlu This Season!
Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for Flu Day of Action on December 6, 2017. Share the message that getting an annual flu vaccination is important for beneficiaries and their...
View ArticleCal MediConnect Helping Connect Duals to Home-and Community-Based Services
The UCSF Community Living Policy Center and the UC Berkeley Health Research for Action Center recently examined the Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) provided through Cal MediConnect (CMC). In...
View ArticleNovember’s Outreach Events Recap
Los Angeles County 11/3 – Over 2,000 people attended the 17th annual Women’s Health and Beauty Expo in Pasadena. Beneficiaries, caregivers, and relatives of dual-eligible beneficiaries learned more...
View ArticleFifth Wave of Polling Results Show Increased Satisfaction with CMC Plans
Last week, The SCAN Foundation and University of California, San Francisco released a fifth wave of survey data about the experiences of beneficiaries in Cal MediConnect (CMC) health plans. The data...
View ArticleRevised MSSP Transition Framework Released
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has released a revised framework for transitioning the Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP) to managed care, reflecting stakeholder feedback...
View ArticleDHCS Requests Feedback on Duals Plan Letter Updating Transportation Benefit
The transportation benefit under Cal MediConnect has changed. Beneficiaries will now have access to non-medical transportation rides beyond the 30 rides originally covered. Cal MediConnect plans, like...
View ArticleDecember’s outreach event recap
Los Angeles County 12/9 – State outreach staff provided a resource table for seniors attending the Julie McNeil Senior Center’s annual Christmas Dance in Baldwin Park. During the event, participants...
View ArticleNew Research about Provider Perspectives of Cal MediConnect
This month, UCSF Institute for Health and Aging and UC Berkeley Health Research for Action and released a research brief examining providers’ experience with Cal MediConnect (CMC). Generally, providers...
View Article2018 CCI Stakeholder Call Schedule
Please join the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) for the upcoming Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI) Stakeholder Update. Beginning in 2018, these calls will be held quarterly, as opposed to...
View ArticleJanuary’s outreach events recap
Los Angeles County 1/9 – State outreach staff provided a resource table for seniors at the City of Lawndale’s first Senior Health Fair. Attendees received information about Cal MediConnect and their...
View ArticleNew Cal MediConnect Performance Dashboard
DHCS is pleased to announce the release of the new Cal MediConnect Performance Dashboard. This new dashboard will replace the previous enrollment dashboard and will also include performance metrics on...
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