UCLA report provides close look at state’s Whole Person Care pilot health program UCLA Center for Health Policy Research | May 11, 2021
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California in 2016 introduced its Whole Person Care program, a pilot project designed to integrate medical, behavioral health and social services for Medi-Cal patients who frequently accessed health services, incurred disproportionately high costs and had poor health outcomes.
With that program scheduled to end next year, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research has published a policy brief that presents a detailed overview of the program one the authors say could help inform future efforts to address the needs of high-risk groups.
DHCS releases 2021 timeline for CalAIM initiative Emily Boerger | Feb 2, 2021
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The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) offered stakeholders a timeline of 2021 “implementation milestones” to support the CalAIM initiative during a relaunching webinar last week.
The agency released an updated CalAIM proposal last month, introducing key changes following stakeholder feedback and adjustments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. DHCS’s release of the updated initiative is the latest step in the department’s effort to implement broad program, delivery system, and payment reform for the Medi-Cal program.
During the first few months of 2021, DHCS will release a handful of draft documents related to the Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and In Lieu of Services (ILOS) components of CalAIM. As part of Medi-Cal reform, DHCS is proposing an enhanced care management benefit that builds off of the current Health Homes Program and Whole Person Care Pi