Today the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network released a new report, “Medi-Cal Managed Care Mental Health Services: An Unfulfilled Promise for Communities of Color,” highlighting the numerous barriers and challenges Black, Indigenous, people of color and non-English speaking people face in accessing Medi-Cal mental health services from their health plan. The global pandemic has heightened the … Read more
In an analysis of stakeholder comments on the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)’s Medi-Cal Managed Care Draft RFP, the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) found one of the most prominent themes to be a lack of completeness and clarity. CHCF invited stakeholders to share the comments they submitted to DHCS during the state’s … Read more
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced today a new commitment to pay $69.4 million toward student loans for 249 physicians and 44 dentists to expand health care access for Medi-Cal patients. CalHealthCares, the loan repayment program, incentivizes physicians and dentists to serve Medi-Cal beneficiaries by repaying educational debt up to $300,000 in … Read more
Health Net recently released a report providing recommendations on how to improve health equity in California. The report is based on successful initiatives implemented by Health Net, which serves many Medi-Cal-eligible individuals. The report outlines four overall recommendations to improve health equity: “Implement multi-faceted interventions Recognize that community-based resources drive the greatest impact Understand that … Read more