September 2, 2025
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DHCS Launches New Online Experience for Medi-Cal Members and Applicants
DHCS launched a new online experience for Medi-Cal members and potential applicants at
my.medi-cal.ca.gov. These new pages are the main entry point for Californians who come to
DHCS.ca.gov to learn about Medi-Cal benefits, check if they qualify, and take the next step to apply for or use their coverage. The site, designed specifically for Medi-Cal members and potential members and informed by the Medi-Cal Member Advisory Committee, is:
- Mobile-first – built for phones, where most users access the web.
- Plain-language – written at a sixth grade reading level to ensure clarity.
- Multilingual – in 19 Medi-Cal languages to support California's diverse communities.
- Accessible – fully usable by people with disabilities and assistive technologies.
- Streamlined – focused only on member needs, with no extra clutter.
This new online experience is just the beginning and is part of a broader Web Transformation Project to make DHCS.ca.gov more human-centered, inclusive, and effective. We invite you to explore the site and share it with your networks. Together, we can help more Californians get the information and care they need.Join Our Team
DHCS is seeking talented and motivated individuals to serve as:
- Assistant Deputy Director (ADD), Fiscal. The ADD assists with leading DHCS' fiscal activities and plays a vital role in managing DHCS' fiscal operations. This new role will help strengthen financial integrity, accountability, and transparency. The ADD helps lead the development and implementation of estimating, budgeting, accounting, and reporting policies and processes for more than $200 billion annually in federal and state funds. Applications must be submitted by September 2.
- Chief, Fiscal Forecasting Division. The Chief plays a key leadership role in the development and administration of DHCS' budget by overseeing the state's assumptions, estimates, and funding for the Medi-Cal and other family health programs. The Chief also serves as an advisor regarding the development and implementation of budgets, financial activities, and policies. Applications must be submitted by September 5.
- Chief, Benefits Division. The Chief is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing medical coverage policies for health care services provided by Medi-Cal, which include both the fee-for-service and managed care delivery systems. The Chief is also responsible for overseeing several specialty programs within Health Care Benefits and Eligibility, including Every Woman Counts, Prostate Cancer Treatment, and Hearing Aid Coverage for Children, among others. Applications must be submitted by September 17.
DHCS is also hiring for its accounting, behavioral health, Home and Community-Based Services, and other teams. For more information, please visit the
CalCareers website.
Upcoming Stakeholder Meetings and Webinars
DHCS posts upcoming public meetings on the
Calendar of Events. DHCS provides free assistive services, including language interpretation, real-time captioning, and alternate formatting of meeting materials. To request services, please email DHCS at the appropriate contact email address at least ten working days before the meeting.
Cal-MAP Webinar for Medi-Cal Providers
On September 4, from 12 to 1 p.m. PDT, DHCS' ACEs Aware initiative will hold a
webinar about the California Child and Adolescent Mental Health Access Portal (
Cal-MAP). The webinar will provide an overview of Cal-MAP's services, including consultation on screening, diagnosis, and treatment from child psychiatrists, and resource and referral guidance from licensed social workers. Cal-MAP is a no-cost consultation program that supports primary care and school-based providers in delivering timely, high-quality mental health care to youth ages 0–25. Cal-MAP is part of the CalHOPE pediatric access initiative and is designed to expand access to behavioral health services, particularly in California's rural and underserved communities. Through Cal-MAP, Medi-Cal providers who screen for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress can be connected with child and adolescent psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers for real-time support.
Medi-Cal Children's Health Advisory Panel (MCHAP) Meeting
On September 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. PDT, DHCS will host the quarterly MCHAP meeting at 1700 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95811, in the first floor conference room (17.1014) or via public webinar. MCHAP advises DHCS on policy and operational issues that affect children in Medi-Cal. For more information, please see the MCHAP webpage or email MCHAP@dhcs.ca.gov.
