The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has released information regarding the awards for Whole Person Care (WPC) pilot projects. To date, 17 of the 18 projects have been awarded, with one pending pilot application. Award amounts can be found here. DHCS also released a current overview of WPC, which includes a summary of the…
Read More »Local health departments should be mindful of new rules adopted by the federal Health and Human Services Agency (HHS) through Section 1557 of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA), which took effect in October of this year. The new rule requires health care programs or activities that receive federal funding incorporate nondiscrimination provisions by posting…
Read More »The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) just released a new request for proposals for the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) Grant Program. Modeled after the LEAD Project in Seattle, Washington, up to three jurisdictions will be selected for a two-year pilot program that would divert low-level drug offenders and those arrested for prostitution…
Read More »Due to the technical issues occurring on this week’s webinar, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will host a second webinar discussing the Medi-Cal County Inmate Program (MCIP) on Thursday, December 8, at 10:00 am. DHCS will provide information on MCIP. Additionally, the department will also be distributing the Q&A’s from this week’s webinar…
Read More »This week, the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) released their annual forecast for upcoming fiscal years. With the current economic projections and budget commitments, the LAO projects 2017-18 will continue to be a positive year, with an estimate of $11.5 billion in total reserves. Medi-Cal spending and General Fund costs are predicted to increase, in 2017-18…
Read More »Since the election, there has been much uncertainty surrounding the fate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) under President-Elect Trump’s Administration and with a Republican-controlled Congress. President-Elect Trump has stated that on day one, the Trump Administration would ask Congress to immediately deliver a full repeal of the ACA. Additionally, both Senate and House Republicans…
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