Office of Public Affairs

Office of Public Affairs (OPA)

P.O Box 997413, MS 0025
Sacramento, CA 95899-7413
(916) 440-7660 (Media Only)

The Department of Health Care Services’ (DHCS) Office of Public Affairs (OPA) is responsible for the overall communications and outreach activities, designed to engage the general public as well as a wide variety of health care, community, business, academic, legislative and other groups, including the media, intergovernmental organizations, and public advocacy groups in the Department’s agenda. OPA develops and executes public affairs strategies to support the goals and objectives of the Department and serves as the central channel for information to Department’s various stakeholders, the public and the media.  

DHCS PRESS RELEASES

2013

• State Receives Federal Approval for Three-Year Demonstration Program to Improve Care for Californians with Both Medi-Cal and Medicare (PDF) March 27, 2013

• Agreement Reached in In-Home Supportive Services Lawsuits (PDF) March 19, 2013

• State Selects Health Plans for Expansion of Medi-Cal Managed Care to 28 Rural Counties (PDF) February 28, 2013

• DHCS Issues Statement Regarding the Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (PDF) February 12, 2013

2012

• DHCS Reports Information Security Incident Involving Members Transitioning from Healthy Families to Medi-Cal (PDF) December 22, 2012

• California Health Care Providers Participating in Electronic Health Record Incentive Program Receive $743 Million in Federal Funds (PDF) September 14, 2012
  
  
• Statement by DHCS Director on Settlement with Senior Care Action Network for Overbilling Medi-Cal (PDF) August 23, 2012
  
  
• State Announces 2012 Helen Rodriguez-Trias Award Recipient (PDF) June 19, 2012
  
  
• Department of Health Care Services Notifies Medi-Cal Community Dental Enrollees of Transfer to Liberty Dental (PDF) May 25, 2012 
  
  
• Department of Health Care Services Announces MultiMillion-Dollar Settlements with Abbott Laboratories (PDF) May 7, 2012
  
  
• DHCS Announces Initial Counties Selected for Project to Improve Care for Californians Eligible for Both Medicare and Medi-Cal (PDF) April 4, 2012 
  
  
• New Fiscal Intermediary Assumes Operations of California Medicaid Management Information System (PDF) March 20, 2012 
  
  
• State to Continue ADHC Program Through March (PDF) February 16, 2012
  
  
• State Announces Final Approval of ADHC Lawsuit Settlement Agreement (PDF) January 24, 2012

2011

• State Launches Consumer-Friendly Web Site to Help Californians Plan for Their Individual Long-Term Care (PDF) November 28, 2011
  
  
• State Announces Settlement of ADHC Lawsuit (PDF) November 17, 2011
  
  
• DHCS Receives Federal Approval for Medi-Cal Budget Reductions (PDF) October 27, 2011
  
  
• DHCS Announces Regional Pilot Projects to Enhance Delivery of Health Care to Children (PDF) October 12, 2011
  
  
• California Launches $1.4 Billion Electronic Health Records Incentive Program with Hospitals (PDF) October 6, 2011
  
  
• Field Poll Survey Shows Most Californians Not Preparing for Long-Term Care Needs (PDF) September 20, 2011
  
  
• DHCS Releases Medi-Cal Payment Error Study (MPES) (PDF) September 15, 2011
  
  
• State Office of Women's Health Announces 2011 Helen Rodriguez-Trias Award Recipient (PDF) May 26, 2011

2010

• Director's Statement on Passing of Former State Health Director (PDF) July 13, 2010
  
  
• DHCS Notifies Federal Authorities of Security Incident (PDF) July 6, 2010
  
  
• DHCS Announces Multi-Million-Dollar Settlement From Drug Company (PDF) April 28, 2010
  
  
• Department of Health Care Services Reports Security Incident (PDF) February 8, 2010