Medi-Cal thiab Health Equity Message Guide

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  • Kev xa xov ntawm Equity thiab Medi-Cal
  • Messaging on DHCS’ Comprehensive Quality Strategy
  • Daim Ntawv Qhia Txog Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv Equity
  • Kev Ua Ntxiv los ntawm DHCS rau Kev Ncaj Ncees Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv Ua Ntej

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The Department of Health Care Services’ (DHCS) Medi-Cal Health Equity Message Guide provides guidelines to discuss DHCS’ health equity mission as it relates to Medi-Cal programs and Medi-Cal transformation, also known as California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM).

This guide can be used by Medi-Cal communicators, such as local Medi-Cal office staff, Coverage Ambassadors, health enrollment navigators for clinics, promotores, health care providers and community health workers, Medi-Cal managed care plans (MCPs), K-12 schools, and more.

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Hauv qab no piav qhia txog DHCS lub hom phiaj kev ncaj ncees hauv kev noj qab haus huv raws li nws cuam tshuam nrog Medi-Cal thiab kev hloov pauv Medi-Cal, tseem hu ua CalAIM.

• DHCS tau cog lus rau cov neeg California noj qab haus huv thiab muaj kev ncaj ncees ntau dua, suav nrog haiv neeg, haiv neeg, poj niam txiv neej / poj niam txiv neej, kev nyiam poj niam txiv neej, kev tsis taus, hnub nyoog, xwm txheej nkag teb chaws, keeb kwm ntawm kev koom tes hauv kev ncaj ncees, kev xav tau kev noj qab haus huv, lossis qhov chaw.
• Medi-Cal tab tom muab cov txiaj ntsig tshiab thiab txhim kho thiab cov kev pabcuam tsim los daws qhov tsis sib xws hauv keeb kwm hauv kev pabcuam kev noj qab haus huv uas tshwm sim los ntawm cov neeg tsav tsheb kev noj qab haus huv. Nyob rau tib lub sijhawm, DHCS tab tom koom tes nrog Medi-Cal cov tswv cuab, cov koom haum hauv zej zog, cov phiaj xwm kev noj qab haus huv, cov nroog, cov chaw muab kev pab, thiab lwm cov neeg muaj feem cuam tshuam los nrhiav txoj hauv kev los txhim kho thiab nce Medi-Cal.
• Through these guiding principles and strategic priorities, DHCS and the California Health & Human Services Agency (CalHHS) are committed to advancing equity in our programs, policies, and workforce, while also delivering on Governor Gavin Newsom’s vision for a more equitable California.
• California tab tom hloov kho Medi-Cal los tsim kom muaj kev sib koom ua ke ntau dua, ua rau tib neeg nyob nruab nrab, thiab kev noj qab haus huv sib luag uas ua haujlwm rau cov neeg California.

Kev xa xov ntawm Equity thiab Medi-Cal

Piav qhov tseem ceeb ntawm kev ncaj ncees hauv kev saib xyuas kev noj qab haus huv thiab nws txuas mus rau Medi-Cal li cas.

• Cov tib neeg los ntawm cov zej zog tsis muaj peev txheej hauv keeb kwm, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog BIPOC thiab LGBTQIA+ cov zej zog, tau ntsib ntau tus neeg mob thiab tuag thoob plaws ntau yam kev noj qab haus huv. 
• Cov neeg tsis muaj kev pab them nqi kho mob feem ntau yuav ncua kev saib xyuas, xaus rau hauv chav xwm txheej ceev, lossis kev saib xyuas tag nrho.
• Medi-Cal hais txog qhov tsis sib xws hauv kev saib xyuas kev noj qab haus huv thiab cov txiaj ntsig los ntawm kev muab kev saib xyuas rau cov tib neeg uas muaj keeb kwm raug tso tseg yam tsis muaj kev xaiv them nqi kho mob.
• Kev nkag mus rau kev saib xyuas cawm neeg txoj sia pab txhawb rau cov zej zog noj qab haus huv. Medi-Cal suav nrog kev kuaj xyuas tas li, muab kev nkag mus rau cov tshuaj xav tau, tswj cov mob ntev, thiab npog kev mob hlwb thiab kev txhawb nqa vaj tse.

Messaging on DHCS’ Comprehensive Quality Strategy

Explaining DHCS’ broader equity mission and the work involved.

• DHCS published and is implementing a Comprehensive Quality Strategy (CQS) that details DHCS’ strategy to assess the quality of care Medi-Cal members receive, regardless of how or where they receive it.
• The CQS highlights a set of Bold Goals to improve health outcomes and equity in key areas, including children’s preventive care, mental health, substance use disorder treatment, and maternity care. These Bold Goals help drive health equity across DHCS programs so Medi-Cal providers can better serve the state’s diverse Medi-Cal members.
• Daim CQS piav qhia txog DHCS cov phiaj xwm los txhim kho peb txoj kev sau thiab siv cov ntaub ntawv kom ruaj ntseg, tsim kom muaj ntau haiv neeg ua haujlwm thiab kev teb rau kab lis kev cai, thiab txhim kho qhov zoo thiab kev saib xyuas kom tshem tawm kev sib txawv ntawm haiv neeg, pawg neeg, thiab lwm yam kev noj qab haus huv ntawm cov tswv cuab.

Daim Ntawv Qhia Txog Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv Equity

The Health Equity Roadmap is a major component of DHCS’ long-term health equity strategy.

• The Health Equity Roadmap is part of California’s broader health equity strategy, an ongoing, phased process informed by members to create a more equitable, person-centered Medi-Cal health care delivery system. 
• Daim Ntawv Qhia Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv Equity Roadmap tau tsim los nrog cov tswv yim los ntawm ntau pab pawg kws tshaj lij, cov neeg tawm tswv yim, cov kws kho mob, cov tswv cuab, thiab cov neeg muaj feem cuam tshuam kom ntseeg tau tias muaj ntau lub suab thiab kev paub dhau los hauv kev sib tham.  
• Cov thawj coj ntawm DHCS tau mus ncig thoob plaws lub xeev thaum kawg ntawm xyoo 2023 thiab thaum ntxov xyoo 2024 los mloog cov tswv cuab ntawm Medi-Cal los ntawm cov zej zog uas raug tso tseg yav dhau los. Cov thawj coj tau mloog cov tswv cuab tej kev paub dhau los thiab tham txog lawv lub zeem muag rau Medi-Cal, muab cov tswv cuab tej kev paub dhau los tso rau pem hauv ntej thiab qhov tseem ceeb los qhia txog kev tsim ntawm Txoj Kev Npaj Kev Ncaj Ncees Hauv Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv, uas yuav tsim cov khoom tshwj xeeb, ua tau los ua kom muaj kev ncaj ncees ntau dua hauv kev nkag mus rau kev kho mob, qhov zoo, thiab cov txiaj ntsig. 

Kev Ua Ntxiv Ntxiv los ntawm DHCS rau Kev Ua Ntej Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv Equity suav nrog:

• Tsim kom muaj Medi-Cal Pawg Kws Pab Tswv Yim Pab Tswv Yim los muab lub sijhawm rau Medi-Cal cov tswv cuab los cuam tshuam ncaj qha thiab muab kev tawm tswv yim txog Medi-Cal txoj haujlwm thiab cov cai.
• Investing $4.7 billion over multiple years over multiple years in youth behavioral services as  part of Governor Newsom’s $4.7 billion Master Plan for Kids’ Mental Health.
• Kev Tshaj Tawm Kev Txhim Kho Kev Tswj Xyuas Kev Ua Haujlwm Thaum Ntxov Kev Ncaj Ncees Cov Pej Xeem ntawm Kev Pom Zoo txhawm rau txhim kho haiv neeg thiab kev lag luam tsis sib xws hauv kev saib xyuas ua ntej yug menyuam thiab tom qab yug me nyuam, tsom rau qhov tsis sib xws tshwj xeeb uas ua rau muaj kev tuag ntawm cev xeeb tub.
• Hais txog kev noj qab haus huv tsis ncaj ncees uas ntsib cov tib neeg muaj kev ncaj ncees, los ntawm kev muab cov phiaj xwm Medi-Cal cov kev pabcuam rau cov hluas thiab cov neeg laus uas tsim nyog hauv tsev lojcuj hauv xeev, tsev kaw neeg hauv nroog, thiab cov chaw kho cov hluas mus txog 90 hnub ua ntej tso tawm.