The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) recently published an evaluation report that assessed how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted service utilization under the Whole Person Care (WPC) Program, the statewide Medi-Cal demonstration launched in 2016 to integrate medical, behavioral health, and social services for high-utilizing Medi-Cal beneficiaries. The report…
Read More »The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research this week issued a new health policy brief exploring the rollout of each Whole Person Care (WPC) program pilot, including implementation strategies and enrollee experiences. The report analyses interim data from the statewide evaluation of WPC to present a snapshot of the 25 participating pilots’ enrollee characteristics and…
Read More »This week, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research published its draft interim report of the Whole Person Care (WPC) Program, finding significant progress in establishing crucial data systems and core infrastructure needed to coordinate services for WPC clients. This infrastructure includes processes to support effective care coordination among county and community-based providers, development of…
Read More »The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) today issued guidance related to the 2019-20 Governor’s Budget investment of $20 million from the Mental Health Services Fund to encourage additional counties to initiate Whole Person Care-like pilot capacity at the local level. California has successfully established 25 Whole Person Care (WPC) Pilot programs throughout the…
Read More »Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Health Policy Research recently completed an evaluation of the state’s Whole Person Care (WPC) Pilot program, finding that the collaboration among medical, behavioral, and social service providers improves the lives of patients with complex needs. Recall, WPC Pilots are part of the Department of…
Read More »The California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) recently released several resources related to California’s Whole Person Care (WPC) Pilots and their intensive work to coordinate physical health, behavioral health, and social services for Medi-Cal enrollees with the most complex health conditions. The WPC Pilots are part of Medi-Cal’s 1115 Waiver and seek to deliver comprehensive services…
Read More »The Whole Person Care (WPC) Learning Collaborative will host a webinar on Tuesday, March 19 from 12:00pm to 1:00 pm entitled “Psychiatric Respite, Medical Respite, and Sobering Centers: Lessons from WPC.” The webinar will feature presentations from Santa Clara and San Francisco on their experiences launching or expanding psychiatric and medical respite, as well as…
Read More »CHEAC, along with our partners at the California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems/Safety Net Institute (CAPH/SNI), recently developed individual profiles of the Whole Person Care (WPC) Pilots throughout the state. These profiles feature the innovative approaches of the WPC Pilots in coordinating health, behavioral health, and social services in a patient-centered manner with…
Read More »CHEAC, in partnership with CAPH/SNI, CSAC, and CBHDA, will be hosting a Whole Person Care (WPC) Data Sharing Convening on Tuesday, May 22 from 9:30 am – 4:00 pm at the Hilton Hotel – Oakland Airport. The convening will bring together WPC leads, behavioral health leads, county counsel, and other team members to share legal,…
Read More »The California Health Care Safety Net Institute (SNI) and All In: Data for Community Health will be holding a webinar on Master Person Indexes (MPIs) on Wednesday, September 6 from 10:00 am-11:00 am PST. MPIs help maintain consistent, accurate data across various health care and community organizations, making them a powerful tool for population health…
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