October 2018 outreach events
Los Angeles County 10/2 – Staff who support adults in navigating public programs at Managed Career Solutions learned about the CCI during a presentation in Los Angeles. 10/4 – A state outreach...
View ArticleCMS Releases Cal MediConnect Evaluation Report
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its first formal evaluation report of the Cal MediConnect (CMC) demonstration. The report examines the CMC demonstration’s...
View ArticleFindings from CMC Beneficiary Focus Groups
In July 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conducted targeted focus groups of Cal MediConnect (CMC) enrollees. The purpose of this qualitative research was to better understand...
View ArticleNovember 2018 outreach events
Los Angeles County 11/2 – Presentation to a group of Korean Beneficiaries Koreatown in Los Angeles 11/3 – Resource table during the 18th Annual Caregiver Conference at the University of Southern...
View Article2019 CalMediConnect Stakeholder Process
As the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continue to work towards approval of a three-year extension to Cal MediConnect (CMC), we are...
View ArticleMSSP Transition Model of Care Workgroup Releases Second Recommendations for...
Under the Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI), the Multipurpose Senior Services Programs (MSSP) will transition from a federal 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver to a fully...
View ArticleDecember 2018 outreach events
Los Angeles County 12/1 – Adult Rehabilitation Conference at the USC Tutor Campus Center 12/31 – Presentation to residents at Grand Towers Santa Clara County 12/4 – First Christian Church – Recovery...
View ArticleJanuary 2019 outreach events
Los Angeles County 1/5 – Resource table during Patient Empowerment – Growing Resiliency and Courage Health Fair at Harvey Morse Auditorium in Los Angeles 1/8 – Resource table at Harbor Community...
View ArticleFebruary 2019 outreach events
Los Angeles County 2/5 – Resource table at the Community Resource Day in Los Angeles 2/12 – Resource table at the Women’s Health Fair at Harbor Community Clinic in Harbor City 2/16 – Resource table at...
View ArticleCCI Stakeholder Update
In January 2019, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) requested stakeholder feedback on cost-neutral initiatives and activities to help improve the Cal MediConnect Program (CMC). In total,...
View ArticleMarch 2019 outreach events
Los Angeles County 3/1 – Resource table at the USC Emeriti Program Senior Health Fair at USC Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles 3/2 – Resource table at the Parent and Caregiver Conference in Long...
View ArticleCal MediConnect Extended Through 2022
The Cal MediConnect (CMC) program has been extended until Dec. 31, 2022. On April 24, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it approved the three-year extension...
View ArticleUCSF Releases Cal MediConnect Polling Results and Notes Differences by Member...
In May 2019, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) released “2019 Findings from the Cal MediConnect Rapid Cycle Polling Project.” The report compares Cal MediConnect (CMC) beneficiary data...
View ArticleDHCS Releases Cal MediConnect Behavioral Health Integration Summary Report
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the Cal MediConnect (CMC) program to better serve dual eligible beneficiaries – those...
View ArticleApril 2019 Outreach Events
Los Angeles County 4/5 – Resource table at Public Health Forum’s Health Fair in Los Angeles 4/6 – Resource table at the 3rd annual Aging into the Future Conference in Los Angeles 4/11 – Resource table...
View ArticleMay 2019 outreach events
Los Angeles County 5/2 – Resource table during LANI’s Community Forum and Healthy Communities Health Fair in Los Angeles 5/3 – Resource table during USC’s Community Health Fair in Los Angeles 5/4 –...
View ArticleJune 2019 Outreach Events
Los Angeles County 6/5 – State outreach staff shared a CCI update during the East San Gabriel Valley Health Neighborhood meeting in Covina 6/9 – Resource table during Telemundo’s Los Angeles Sports and...
View ArticleCal MediConnect Plans Met 75% of State and Federal Quality Withhold Measures...
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a summary of 2017 quality withhold results for Cal MediConnect plans. The report shows both California state-specific and CMS...
View ArticleJuly 2019 Outreach Events
Los Angeles County July 8: Outreached to stakeholders during the ITUP LA Health Collaborative meeting in Los Angeles July 12: Presentation for beneficiaries and advocates at Foothill Unity Center in...
View ArticleDHCS Timely Access to Interpretation Services
In September 2019, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will be releasing Timely Access survey results that include measures on provider and call center staff awareness of Medi-Cal...
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