Medi-Cal Managed Care Expansion

Medi-Cal Managed Care Expansion is responsible for development and implementation of managed care models in new counties. The Budget Act of 2005 authorized expansion of managed care into El Dorado, Imperial, Kings, Lake, Madera, Marin, Mendocino, Merced, Placer, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Sonoma, and Ventura counties.  New managed care contracts are anticipated to begin operation in 2008 through 2010.

Implementing the Geographic Expansion of Medi-Cal Managed Care

The Update of Expansion Implementation Dates and Managed Care Models (PDF) provides current status information related to each expansion county.

Outreach and Education

In addition to expanding Medi-Cal managed care to new geographic areas, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is developing outreach and education strategies to increase enrollment of voluntary populations in all managed care counties. The Outreach and Education Project Overview (PDF) provides information on the current efforts of the DHCS in partnership with the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health.