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SACRAMENTO — Lub Chaw Pabcuam Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) hauv tsoomfwv tau ua ib kauj ruam tshwj xeeb los ntawm kev ncua $ 1.1 billion hauv tsoomfwv cov nyiaj pab uas khi rau California txoj haujlwm Pabcuam Txhawb Nqa Hauv Tsev (IHSS).
Qhov kev nqis tes ua no xa ib tsab xov xwm tsis zoo txog qhov tseem ceeb uas CMS muab rau cov haujlwm tseem ceeb uas cov neeg saib xyuas IHSS ua txhua hnub thiab tsim kev nyuaj siab rau California, vim tias Lub Xeev tseem niaj hnub ua kom muaj kev saib xyuas tsis tu ncua rau ntau dua 900,000 tus neeg laus, cov neeg xiam oob qhab, thiab cov menyuam yaus uas vam khom IHSS kom nyob nyab xeeb hauv tsev.
IHSS yog ib qho kev pab cuam hauv tsev thiab hauv zej zog (HCBS) uas tau txais kev pom zoo los ntawm tsoomfwv thiab yog lub hauv paus ntawm California txoj kev siv zog ntev los ua kom tib neeg muaj kev nyab xeeb hauv tsev thiab tawm ntawm cov chaw kho mob kim heev, ib txoj hauv kev uas CMS tau txhawb nqa tas li rau ntau xyoo lawm. California tau tsim ib qho ntawm lub tebchaws cov txheej txheem HCBS muaj zog tshaj plaws, nthuav dav kev nkag mus rau cov kev pabcuam hauv tsev raws li txoj cai tswjfwm tebchaws thiab Txoj Cai Lij Choj Amelikas uas muaj Kev Tsis Taus txoj cai los txhawb cov tib neeg hauv qhov chaw sib koom ua ke zoo tshaj plaws.
"CMS tau siv qhov uas ib zaug yog cov txheej txheem kev sib haum xeeb them nyiaj nrog cov xeev los rhuav tshem qhov uas tsoomfwv txoj cai HCBS tau nrhiav ntev los ua tiav: pab ntau tus neeg nyob hauv tsev kom muaj kev nyab xeeb, es tsis txhob nkag mus rau hauv cov tsev kho mob rau kev saib xyuas mus sij hawm ntev," Tus Thawj Coj Medicaid ntawm Xeev Tyler Sadwith tau hais.
CMS nug tias vim li cas cov nuj nqis ntawm IHSS thiaj li loj hlob tuaj rau xyoo tas los no. California tam sim ntawd piav qhia tias muaj peb yam tseem ceeb uas ua rau cov nqi ntawm IHSS cov kev pab cuam nce ntxiv:
Cov neeg mob IHSS uas tsim nyog tau txais kev pab nyiaj txiag los ntawm tsoomfwv tebchaws Medi-Cal tau nce ntxiv los ntawm 613,764 hauv Xeev Xyoo Nyiaj Txiag (SFY) 2022-23 mus rau 720,988 hauv SFY 2024-25, uas yog nce 17.5 feem pua. Tus nqi nruab nrab ib teev tau nce ntawm $19.00 mus rau $21.03 hauv tib lub sijhawm, uas sawv cev rau kev nce 10.7 feem pua uas tsav los ntawm kev nce nqi zog tsawg kawg nkaus thoob plaws lub xeev thiab cov nqi zog sib tham hauv nroog. Kev nce nyiaj hli yog ib qho cuab yeej los nrhiav thiab khaws cov neeg ua haujlwm tsim nyog hauv ib qho chaw uas muaj kev tsis txaus cov neeg muab kev pabcuam. Thaum kawg, qhov nruab nrab teev rau ib rooj plaub tau nce me ntsis hauv tib lub sijhawm vim yog qhov xav tau kev pab ntau dua ntawm cov tib neeg tau txais kev pabcuam hauv qhov kev pab cuam.
"Kev loj hlob ntawm cov nuj nqis IHSS dhau ob peb xyoos dhau los qhia txog kev xaiv txoj cai kom nthuav kev nkag mus rau IHSS," Sadwith ntxiv. "Nws yog qhov tshwm sim ncaj qha thiab pom tau los ntawm kev nthuav dav txoj cai, nce tus nqi them rov qab txhua teev, nce kev siv raws li kev hloov pauv ntawm cov pej xeem, thiab hloov kev saib xyuas hauv tsev rau kev tso chaw rau cov tsev kho mob - cov txiaj ntsig uas CMS tau pom zoo thiab txhawb nqa ntau zaus los ntawm kev pom zoo los ntawm tsoomfwv California cov kev pab cuam IHSS thiab HCBS vim tias lawv muab kev saib xyuas ntawm ib feem ntawm cov nqi tsev kho mob."
Txawm hais tias cov hom phiaj txoj cai tswjfwm ntawm tsoomfwv tebchaws uas tau muaj ntev los lawm thiab kev pom zoo ntawm tsoomfwv tebchaws rau kev loj hlob ntawm IHSS qhov kev pab cuam, CMS daim ntawv ceeb toom ncua sijhawm hais tias CMS tab tom ncua cov nyiaj no vim tias qhov kev loj hlob ntawm California qhov kev pab cuam IHSS ntau dua li lwm lub xeev.
Ntxiv rau qhov ntawd, tsab ntawv ntawm CMS hais txog kev txhawj xeeb txog kev ncaj ncees ntawm qhov kev pab cuam, tab sis tsis muab cov lus qhia meej txog cov kev txhawj xeeb no yog dab tsi tsuas yog "cov lej tsis zoo." Kev ncaj ncees ntawm txoj haujlwm yog lub luag haujlwm tseem ceeb ntawm Medi-Cal uas tsom mus rau kev ua kom cov nyiaj pej xeem raug siv raws li txoj cai los ntawm kev saib xyuas dav dav, kev tiv thaiv kev dag ntxias, thiab kev siv zog los ua kom muaj kev nyab xeeb. California tswj hwm cov txheej txheem saib xyuas IHSS uas muaj zog thiab siv tau ntev, suav nrog kev ntsuam xyuas txhua xyoo, cov ntawv teev sijhawm ua haujlwm hauv hluav taws xob, cov cuab yeej txheeb xyuas, thiab cov txheej txheem tshuaj xyuas sib koom tes ntawm lub xeev thiab lub nroog.
Cov neeg saib xyuas IHSS pab tib neeg sawv ntawm txaj, npaj zaub mov, da dej kom muaj kev nyab xeeb, thiab nyob hauv lawv lub tsev nrog kev hwm. Peb ua tsaug rau txoj haujlwm uas lawv ua txhua hnub, "Sadwith ntxiv. "CMS qhov kev txiav txim siab tsis quav ntsej cov neeg uas vam khom IHSS thiab cov tib neeg uas saib xyuas lawv txhua hnub."
Ntxiv rau qhov kev ncua sij hawm ntsig txog IHSS, CMS kuj suav nrog kwv yees li $ 200 lab uas cuam tshuam nrog cov khoom thov kev tswj hwm thiab kev siv tshuab uas lub xeev twb tau ua haujlwm nrog CMS lawm. Cov khoom no yog qhov xav tau, tsis muaj feem cuam tshuam nrog cov kev pabcuam IHSS lossis cov nyiaj them rau tus neeg saib xyuas, thiab yog ib feem ntawm cov txheej txheem tshuaj xyuas tsoomfwv uas tseem tab tom ua. DHCS tau ua haujlwm pub dawb los txo 15 feem pua ntawm cov kev thov nyiaj pabcuam kev tswjfwm pib thaum ntxov xyoo 2025 ua ib feem ntawm kev tshuaj xyuas kom meej tias cov nyiaj txiag hauv tsoomfwv tsis raug siv rau cov kev pabcuam hauv xeev xwb. Cov kev thov kev tswj hwm no yog cuam tshuam nrog kev tswj hwm qhov kev pab cuam thiab cov nqi khiav lag luam ntawm lub koom haum, tsis yog kev kho mob. DHCS tau xa cov ntaub ntawv tiav rau CMS uas qhia txog kev ua raws li cov txheej txheem thov thiab tau hloov kho peb qhov kev txo qis kom suav nrog qhov kev tshuaj xyuas no. DHCS txuas ntxiv ua haujlwm nrog CMS los muab kev txhawb nqa rau cov kev hloov kho tshiab no.
California hu rau CMS kom rov qab muab cov nyiaj IHSS rov qab tam sim ntawd thiab yuav ua txhua yam uas tsim nyog los tiv thaiv cov tswv cuab IHSS thiab cov neeg saib xyuas uas txhawb nqa lawv.
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SACRAMENTO — Lub Tsev Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv (DHCS) hnub no tau tshaj tawm nws daim ntawv qhia txog BrightLife Kids thiab Soluna xyoo 2025, uas piav qhia txog California cov platform kev noj qab haus huv dawb tau ncav cuag ntau dua 500,000 tus neeg siv, suav nrog cov menyuam yaus, cov hluas, cov tub ntxhais hluas, thiab cov tsev neeg, thoob plaws 58 lub nroog California. Tau pib tsim tsa xyoo 2024, cov platform no muab kev txhawb nqa kev noj qab haus huv ntawm lub hlwb pub dawb thiab cov peev txheej rau txhua tus neeg California, tsis hais lawv muaj kev pov hwm lossis kev nkag tebchaws li cas.
"Cov ntaub ntawv no txhawb nqa qhov peb tau hnov los ntawm cov menyuam yaus thiab tsev neeg thoob plaws California: Soluna thiab BrightLife Kids yog cov peev txheej tseem ceeb los txhawb peb cov tub ntxhais hluas," Tus Thawj Coj DHCS Michelle Baass hais. Los ntawm kev nqis peev rau cov cuab yeej siv tau yooj yim thiab yooj yim siv, California tab tom txhim kho kev noj qab haus huv ntawm lub hlwb ntawm cov menyuam yaus niaj hnub no kom lawv muaj lub neej yav tom ntej ci ntsa iab uas lawv tsim nyog tau txais.
VIM LI CAS QHOV NO TSEEM CEEB: BrightLife Kids thiab Soluna txo cov teeb meem rau kev kho mob hlwb, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog rau cov tub ntxhais hluas nyob hauv thaj chaw deb nroog, cov zej zog uas muaj nyiaj tsawg, thiab cov pej xeem uas tsis tau txais kev pab. Cov ntaub ntawv thaum ntxov qhia tau hais tias cov platforms tab tom txhim kho kev ncaj ncees, nrog rau feem ntau cov neeg siv los ntawm cov zej zog uas muaj kev tsis sib luag hauv zej zog thiab kev noj qab haus huv loj tshaj plaws.
Daim ntawv tshaj tawm qhia txog kev loj hlob tseem ceeb uas yog los ntawm kev ncav cuag thiab kev koom tes hauv zej zog: ntau dua 112,000 lub rooj sib tham qhia txog Lub Ib Hlis 2026, nrog rau 98 feem pua ntawm cov neeg koom nrog qhia txog kev txaus siab. Ib nrab ntawm cov neeg siv Soluna thiab peb feem plaub ntawm cov neeg siv BrightLife Kids qhia tias qhov no yog thawj zaug lawv tau txais kev txhawb nqa kev noj qab haus huv ntawm tus kws tshaj lij. Tsis tas li ntawd xwb, muaj ntau tshaj 5,000 tus neeg California tau raug xa mus rau cov chaw muab kev pab hauv zej zog thaum lawv xav tau kev saib xyuas ntau dua lossis lwm yam kev txhawb nqa hauv zej zog.
Cov ntaub ntawv ntsuam xyuasthaum ntxov - tam sim no nyob rau hauv kev tshuaj xyuas los ntawm cov phooj ywg - los ntawm Northwestern University's Lab for Scalable Mental Health qhia tias cov neeg siv Soluna tau pom tias muaj kev txo qis ntawm kev ntxhov siab tom qab ib hlis, nrog rau cov txiaj ntsig txuas ntxiv mus rau peb lub hlis. Cov neeg siv BrightLife Kids kuj tau tshaj tawm txog kev nce qib, nrog rau cov niam txiv tau pom tias muaj peev xwm txhawb nqa lawv cov menyuam tau zoo dua.
LAWV HAIS LI CAS: "Ua ntej Soluna, kuv tsis paub tias yuav pib qhov twg yog tias kuv xav tham nrog ib tus neeg ua haujlwm ... Muaj ntau yam ceev ceev uas tsis tas siv sijhawm ntau, tab sis muaj kev cuam tshuam loj heev," Sierra (hauv qab no), tus sawv cev rau cov tub ntxhais hluas Soluna hais.
"BrightLife Kids pab kuv ntau heev los ntawm kev muab cov cuab yeej rau kuv yuav ua li cas los ua ib tug niam zoo dua, tam sim no ntau dua," Lillian (hauv qab no), niam txiv ntawm ib tug ntxhais 6 xyoo hais.
TXOG COV PLATFORM: BrightLife Kids thiab Soluna muab kev qhia dawb, cov zej zog nrog cov phooj ywg, cov cuab yeej teeb tsa lub hom phiaj rau tus kheej, thiab kev qhia txog kev saib xyuas. Cov kev pabcuam muaj nyob hauv online, hauv cov khw muag khoom siv mobile, ua lus Askiv thiab lus Mev, thiab los ntawm kev cob qhia hauv xov tooj muaj nyob rau hauv 17 hom lus.
DUAB LOJ: Cov platforms no yog ib feem ntawm California qhov kev pab cuam CalHOPE thiab Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI), ob qho tib si sawv cev rau cov khoom tseem ceeb ntawm Governor Newsom's Master Plan for Kids' Mental Health, ib qho kev nqis peev keeb kwm thoob plaws lub xeev uas tsim los txhawb kev noj qab haus huv ntawm lub hlwb thiab kev noj qab haus huv rau cov menyuam yaus thiab cov hluas siv txoj hauv kev "tag nrho tus menyuam".
DHCS txhawb kom cov tsev neeg thiab cov hluas hnub nyoog 0–25 kom tau txais kev pab txhawb kev noj qab haus huv dawb los ntawm BrightLife Kids thiab Soluna thiab caw cov neeg koom tes los saib daim ntawv qhia txog kev cuam tshuam xyoo 2025 kom paub ntau ntxiv txog cov txiaj ntsig thiab kev cuam tshuam thoob plaws lub xeev.
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SACRAMENTO — Lub Chaw Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv ntawm California (DHCS) thiab Lub Chaw Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Ncaj Ncees ntawm California (DOJ), ua haujlwm sib koom tes nrog Lub Chaw Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv ntawm California (CDPH), tau ua ib qho kev txiav txim siab los rhuav tshem ib qho kev nyiag tus kheej thiab kev dag ntxias loj heev uas tsom mus rau qhov kev pab cuam Medi-Cal. Qhov kev sib koom tes ua raws li txoj cai no qhia txog California txoj kev cog lus los tiv thaiv cov tswv cuab Medi-Cal thiab tiv thaiv cov nyiaj them se ntawm kev dag ntxias, kev pov tseg, thiab kev siv tsis raug.
Ua haujlwm ua ke, DHCS thiab DOJ's Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse (DMFEA) tau lees paub tias cov koom haum ua txhaum cai thoob ntiaj teb tau siv cov ntaub ntawv raug nyiag los sau npe rau cov tib neeg hauv Medi-Cal thiab them nqi rau cov kev pabcuam hospice uas yeej tsis tau muab. Cov phiaj xwm no muaj 14 tus neeg dag ntxias cov neeg muab kev pabcuam hospice thiab ua rau muaj ntau dua $ 267 lab hauv kev them nqi tsis raug. DHCS tab tom ua haujlwm nrog cov neeg koom tes hauv tsoomfwv kom txiav txim siab txog txhua yam kev them rov qab raws li cov cai Medicaid, thiab yuav nrhiav kev them rov qab los ntawm cov neeg dag ntxias txhua qhov chaw uas ua tau, nrog rau kev siv zog them rov qab twb tau ua tiav lawm, suav nrog kev them rov qab ntau dua $ 70 lab txog niaj hnub no los ntawm kev sib koom tes nrog lub xeev thiab tsoomfwv cov tub ceev xwm.
Tau ntau xyoo, California tau ua tus thawj coj los tiv thaiv cov kev pab cuam rau pej xeem ntawm kev dag ntxias thiab kev tsim txom. Peb yuav lav ris txhua tus neeg uas sim dag cov neeg them se thiab siv cov kev pab cuam rau pej xeem, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog cov uas muaj kev nkag siab zoo li kev saib xyuas neeg mob thaum kawg. Kuv ua tsaug rau DHCS thiab DOJ rau lawv txoj haujlwm sai los coj cov nqi no mus rau pem hauv ntej. Vim tias cov no yog cov nqi ntawm lub xeev, Donald Trump tsis tuaj yeem zam txim rau cov tib neeg no pauv rau cov nyiaj pub dawb rau kev sib tw, " Tus Thawj Kav Tebchaws Gavin Newsom hais.
California tau ua sai sai los tiv thaiv Medi-Cal thiab cov nyiaj them se los ntawm:
"Qhov kev tshawb nrhiav no qhia tau tias California tuaj yeem ua tiav dab tsi thaum peb cov koom haum hauv xeev ua haujlwm ua ke nrog kev kub ntxhov thiab lub hom phiaj," California Health and Human Services Secretary Kim Johnson tau hais. Kev tiv thaiv cov neeg California ntau lab tus uas vam khom Medi-Cal kom tau raws li lawv cov kev xav tau kev noj qab haus huv yog peb qhov tseem ceeb, thiab peb yuav tsis zam txim rau cov neeg ua phem. DHCS tau ua haujlwm sai sai los txwv cov nyiaj them no, rho tawm cov nyiaj dag ntxias, thiab xa cov neeg ua txhaum cai mus foob. Peb txoj haujlwm tseem tsis tau tiav, thiab peb yuav txuas ntxiv txhawb nqa cov kev tiv thaiv uas ua rau Medi-Cal ruaj khov thiab ntseeg tau rau cov neeg uas nws tau tsim los pab.
Kev dag ntxias loj uas muaj kev nyiag tus kheej thiab kev sib koom tes ua txhaum cai yuav tsum tau tshawb nrhiav kom zoo thiab muaj pov thawj. DHCS thiab nws cov neeg koom tes yuav tsum lees paub txhua tus neeg raug cuam tshuam, tsis txhob ceeb toom rau cov neeg ua txhaum cai, thiab tsim cov ntaub ntawv uas ua tau raws li cov qauv kev cai lij choj rau kev ncua, kev foob daim ntawv tso cai, thiab kev foob. DOJ tau ua daim ntawv tshawb nrhiav, ntes, thiab foob cov neeg ua txhaum cai kom rhuav tshem lub network thiab xyuas kom cov neeg ua txhaum cai yuav tsum tau lav ris tag nrho raws li txoj cai lij choj hauv xeev. Txoj kev ua tib zoo no tiv thaiv cov tswv cuab Medi-Cal raug cai thiab ua kom ntseeg tau tias kev ua raws li txoj cai muaj zog txaus los tuav cov neeg ua phem lub luag haujlwm tag nrho.
Qhov kev nqis tes ua no yog ua raws li California txoj kev siv zog los tswj hwm kev saib xyuas cov neeg mob hauv tsev laus thoob plaws lub xeev, suav nrog CDPH-coj California Hospice Fraud Task Force, uas txhawb kev sib koom tes ntawm cov chaw haujlwm hauv xeev kom paub txog kev dag ntxias, sib qhia cov ntaub ntawv, thiab ua sai sai kom tiv thaiv cov neeg ua phem. Cov kev siv zog no tau ua rau muaj ntau dua 280 daim ntawv tso cai hospice raug tshem tawm thiab ntau pua qhov kev tshawb nrhiav uas tseem tab tom ua.
"Kev dag ntxias yog kev tawm tsam ncaj qha rau kev noj qab haus huv thiab kev nyob zoo ntawm cov tswv cuab Medi-Cal, thiab peb yuav tsis yig ua," Tus Thawj Coj DHCS Michelle Baashais. Peb cov kev tiv thaiv tau ua haujlwm sai thiab zoo - txheeb xyuas cov haujlwm txawv txawv, nres kev them nyiaj tsis raug cai, thiab ua rau muaj kev ncua cov neeg muab kev pabcuam tam sim ntawd. Ua ke nrog California Department of Justice's Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse, California's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, peb tab tom nrhiav kev lav ris tag nrho thaum txhawb nqa peb cov txheej txheem saib xyuas kom tiv thaiv cov tswv cuab Medi-Cal thiab cov neeg them se uas pab nyiaj rau qhov kev pab cuam no.
Qhov no tsis yog kev ua si nom tswv rau peb. Qhov no yog hais txog kev tiv thaiv cov nyiaj them se, kev tiv thaiv cov kev pab cuam uas cov neeg California uas muaj mob thiab tsis muaj zog vam khom, thiab kev tiv thaiv peb lub xeev, " Tus Kws Lij Choj General Rob Bonta hais. "Thoob plaws lub sijhawm ntawm txoj kev dag ntxias no, tsis tau muaj ib qho kev pabcuam hospice raug cai tau muab, tab sis ntau lab tus neeg tau raug them nqi hauv txoj kev npaj tsis muaj txiaj ntsig thiab suav xam uas siv lub kaw lus Medi-Cal." Qhov no tsis yog qhov yuam kev los yog qhov tsis muaj qhov; nws yog kev dag ntxias txhob txwm ua. Hom kev tsim txom no ua rau tsis muaj kev ntseeg siab, ua rau cov peev txheej tseem ceeb ploj mus, thiab ua rau cov neeg uas vam khom nws tiag tiag tsis muaj kev saib xyuas. Qhov no yog ib qho piv txwv zoo meej uas peb tau sawv ruaj khov los tshawb nrhiav, foob, thiab kaw qhov kev dag ntxias hauv tsev kho mob txawm tias muaj dab tsi los xij.
TXOJ KEV TXHIM KHO NTAU YAM TXOG KEV TIV THAIV KEV DAG: DHCS txoj kev tiv thaiv kev ncaj ncees ntawm cov kev pab cuam yog qhov tseem ceeb heev rau kev tshawb pom thiab tiv thaiv txoj kev npaj no, thiab Lub Chaw Haujlwm tab tom siv cov kev ntsuas ntxiv los tiv thaiv kev dag ntxias zoo sib xws kom tsis txhob tshwm sim yav tom ntej. Lub tswv yim dav dav suav nrog:
DHCS tswj hwm ntau dua $ 200 billion txhua xyoo los pab ntau dua 14 lab tus neeg California uas vam khom Medi-Cal. Kev tiv thaiv kev ncaj ncees ntawm qhov kev pab cuam ua kom txhua duas las mus rau cov neeg uas xav tau kev saib xyuas tiag tiag. Txhawm rau tiv thaiv kev dag ntxias hauv kev saib xyuas cov neeg mob thaum lub sijhawm tos txais ... Nws kuj tau tsim lub koom haum Hospice Fraud Task Force thoob plaws lub xeev kom ntseeg tau tias muaj kev sib qhia cov ntaub ntawv sai thiab txhawb nqa kev tshem daim ntawv tso cai, kev ncua kev them nyiaj, thiab kev txhim kho cov ntaub ntawv txhaum cai. Kawm ntxiv txog kev ncaj ncees ntawm DHCS qhov kev pab cuam.
QHIA TXOG KEV DAG NTXIAS: DHCS txhawb kom txhua tus neeg uas xav tias Medi-Cal dag ntxias kom qhia tam sim ntawd:
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YAM KOJ YUAV TSUM PAUB: California txuas ntxiv nws cov haujlwm ntau lub koom haum los tiv thaiv cov neeg California thiab cov nyiaj them se ntawm cov neeg them se los ntawm kev dag ntxias lossis kev ua haujlwm hospice tsis muaj kev nyab xeeb. Nag hmo, cov kws tshawb nrhiav los ntawm California Department of Public Health (CDPH), California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), thiab California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) tau ua kev tshuaj xyuas kev ua raws li txoj cai hauv Los Angeles County.
LOS ANGELES – Ua ib feem ntawm kev siv zog los tiv thaiv cov neeg mob thiab tiv thaiv cov kev pab cuam kev noj qab haus huv pej xeem, kwv yees li 80 tus neeg soj ntsuam thiab cov kws tshawb nrhiav los ntawm CDPH, DHCS, CDTFA, thiab cov koom haum koom tes tau ua kev tshuaj xyuas kev ua raws li txoj cai ntawm qhov chaw Van Nuys raws li cov yeeb yaj kiab "kis tau" txog kev saib xyuas hospice.
Txawm hais tias cov lus thov online taw qhia rau ntau lub tsev kho mob hospice uas muaj feem cuam tshuam nrog kev dag ntxias ntawm qhov chaw no, yuav luag 9 ntawm 10 lub koom haum uas tau siv qhov chaw nyob no rau lawv txoj kev lag luam tsis tuaj yeem them nqi rau qhov kev pab cuam Medi-Cal uas lub xeev khiav rau kev saib xyuas hospice.
Kev tshuaj xyuas cov ntaub ntawv hauv xeev uas khi rau qhov chaw no tau txheeb xyuas cov hauv qab no:
Thaum qee lub lag luam nrhiav kev tsim kom muaj cov neeg mob uas xav tau kev saib xyuas neeg mob tas mus li, California tau tso tseg lawv. Xyoo 2021, California tau ua ib qho kev txiav txim siab los tso tseg daim ntawv tso cai tshiab rau cov neeg mob hospice. Lub xeev txoj kev siv zog tiv thaiv tau ua haujlwm: Ntau tshaj 60 feem pua ntawm cov chaw kho mob hospice siv chaw nyob Van Nuys raug tsis lees txais daim ntawv tso cai vim yog California txoj kev txwv tsis pub ua.
TIV THAIV LUB HOSPICE SYSTEM: Qhov ntawd tsis tau ua rau kev siv txoj cai qeeb. Lub xeev suav tias txhua daim ntawv qhia txog kev tsis ua raws li txoj cai, txawm tias tau txais los ntawm tus kheej, los ntawm kev xa ntawv, lossis hauv online ua cov lus tsis txaus siab, los ntawm cov pej xeem thiab tab tom tshuaj xyuas lawv raws li nws txoj haujlwm txhua hnub los tiv thaiv cov neeg them se, tshem tawm kev dag ntxias, thiab ua kom zoo dua qub ntawm kev saib xyuas hospice.
"Ua ib feem ntawm peb txoj haujlwm uas peb tab tom ua mus, peb nyob hauv Los Angeles County tab tom tshawb nrhiav cov chaw muab kev pabcuam hospice," Tus Thawj Coj ntawm CDPH thiab Tus Neeg Saib Xyuas Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv Pej Xeem Dr. Erica Pan tau hais. "Kev tiv thaiv cov neeg mob thiab kev tiv thaiv kev ncaj ncees ntawm peb txoj kev kho mob tseem yog peb qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws, thiab peb yuav txuas ntxiv ua rau cov kws kho mob lav ris."
"DHCS sib koom tes nrog CDPH rau qhov kev siv zog no," Tus Thawj Coj ntawm DHCS Michelle Baass hais. Txawm peb cov pab pawg neeg nyob hauv thaj chaw ua kev tshuaj xyuas lossis txheeb xyuas kev sau npe thiab kev them nqi, thaum peb xav tias muaj kev dag ntxias, peb ua haujlwm. Thiab thaum peb txiav txim siab tias muaj kev iab liam tias muaj kev dag ntxias, peb xa cov ntaub ntawv mus rau California Department of Justice. Peb txoj kev cog lus sib koom ua ke yog tiv thaiv cov tswv cuab Medi Cal, tiv thaiv cov nyiaj them se, thiab xyuas kom meej tias cov kev pabcuam hospice tau muab kev nyab xeeb, raws li txoj cai, thiab muaj kev ncaj ncees.
"Lub Chaw Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Se thiab Cov Nqi Zoo Siab Muab Peb Cov Kev Txawj Ntse thiab Kev Txhawb Nqa Rau Peb Cov Koom Haum Koom Tes Los Saib Xyuas Cov Kev Txhawj Xeeb Thiab Xyuas Kom Paub Tseeb Tias Ua Raws Cai," Tus Thawj Coj ntawm CDTFA Trista Gonzalez tau hais. Peb lub hom phiaj yog xyuas kom meej tias cov lag luam ua haujlwm raws li txoj cai thiab cov nyiaj pej xeem tau txais kev tiv thaiv.
TUAV COV NEEG UA YEES DAG LUAM RAU LUB LUAG HAUJ LWM: Txij li thaum Thawj Kav Xeev Newsom tau txwv tsis pub ua haujlwm xyoo 2021, California tau rho tawm 280+ daim ntawv tso cai hospice thiab muab 300 ntxiv rau hauv kev tshuaj xyuas - ntawm cov kev ua raws li txoj cai nruj tshaj plaws hauv lub tebchaws. Ntxiv rau CDPH txoj kev siv daim ntawv tso cai, DHCS tau txhawb nqa kev tiv thaiv kev them nqi hospice los ntawm kev xav tau nws tus kheej kev txheeb xyuas kev xaiv hospice ua ntej txhua qhov kev thov tuaj yeem ua tiav, siv tus lej qhia DHCS uas tsuas yog tshwm sim tom qab cov ntaub ntawv tau pom zoo.
Nyob rau hauv Trump Administration, Lub Chaw rau Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) tau ncua kev siv ntawm Hospice Special Focus Program, uas yog ib qho kev pib ua haujlwm uas tsoomfwv xav tau los txheeb xyuas thiab nce kev tshuaj xyuas cov neeg mob hospices uas ua tsis tau zoo. Qhov kev pab cuam yuav tau tsav tsheb ntau zaus kev tshuaj xyuas thiab kev siv zog ntawm tsoomfwv.
CDPH muab daim ntawv tso cai thiab saib xyuas cov chaw muab kev pabcuam hospice thiab tshawb nrhiav cov lus tsis txaus siab, thiab DHCS tshuaj xyuas cov nqi Medi-Cal. Txawm li cas los xij, tsoomfwv tebchaws tswj hwm Medicare, uas suav nrog feem ntau ntawm cov nuj nqis ntawm hospice, thiab lawv them rov qab, saib xyuas, thiab tshawb xyuas cov nyiaj them rau Medicare hauv tebchaws. Lub xeev tsis koom nrog Medicare daim ntawv them nqi lossis kev ua cov txheej txheem them nyiaj.
California txais tos kev koom tes nrog CMS thaum tsoomfwv tebchaws txhawb nqa nws cov kev siv zog saib xyuas cov neeg mob hauv tsev laus, thiab yuav txuas ntxiv qhia cov ntaub ntawv thiab sib koom tes qhov twg tsim nyog los txhawb cov hom phiaj kev ncaj ncees ntawm cov kev pab cuam sib koom. California txoj haujlwm los tiv thaiv thiab tiv thaiv kev dag ntxias thiab tuav cov neeg dag ntxias kom lav ris, thiab cov ntsiab lus ntxiv txog cov kev tshawb nrhiav no yuav tsis pub lwm tus paub kom tiv thaiv kev ncaj ncees ntawm txoj haujlwm tseem ceeb no.
Saib seb California tawm tsam kev dag ntxias li cas hauv cov kev pab cuam hauv xeev ntawm stopfraud.ca.gov, thiab saib cov kev tshuaj xyuas kev ua raws li txoj cai ntawm B-roll. Yog xav paub ntxiv txog cov kev txiav txim siab tseem ceeb uas California tau ua hauv kev siv txoj cai lij choj los dag ntxias cov neeg mob hauv tsev kho mob, thov saib cov xov xwm tshaj tawm ntawm Tus Thawj Kav Tebchaws thaum Lub Peb Hlis thiab Lub Ib Hlis .
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SACRAMENTO — Lub Chaw Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv ntawm California (DHCS) hnub no tau tshaj tawm daim ntawv qhia txog kev cuam tshuam rau thawj xyoo ntawm California Txoj Haujlwm Rov Qab Los Ua Haujlwm Ncaj Ncees. Qhov kev pab cuam thawj zaug hauv lub tebchaws no muab cov kev pabcuam Medi-Cal rau cov tib neeg raug kaw txog li 90 hnub ua ntej tso tawm, kaw qhov sib txawv tseem ceeb hauv kev saib xyuas thiab txhawb nqa kev nyab xeeb dua, ruaj khov dua rau cov zej zog.
"California tab tom ua tus thawj coj hauv kev siv cov tswv yim rov qab nkag mus rau hauv lub tebchaws uas muaj kev nyab xeeb dua thiab zoo dua," Tus Thawj Coj ntawm DHCS Michelle Baass hais. Los ntawm kev txuas cov neeg mus rau kev saib xyuas hauv zej zog ua ntej lawv tawm hauv tsev loj cuj, peb tab tom txhim kho kev noj qab haus huv ntawm tus kheej, txhawb nqa tsev neeg, thiab tsim kom muaj kev nyab xeeb hauv zej zog. Qhov kev pib no qhia txog yam uas ua tau thaum cov koom haum ua haujlwm ua ke los tsim kev hloov pauv tiag tiag thiab kav ntev.
KEV CUAM TSHUAM TXOG HNUB TIM: Daim ntawv tshaj tawm qhia txog kev vam meej tseem ceeb hauv thawj xyoo ntawm qhov kev pib no, suav nrog kev koom tes zoo ntawm cov koom haum hauv xeev, cov nroog, cov phiaj xwm kev saib xyuas, thiab cov neeg koom tes hauv zej zog. Daim ntawv tshaj tawm kuj muab cov dab neeg ntawm cov tib neeg uas tau txais txiaj ntsig los ntawm cov kev pabcuam no. Hauv thawj xyoo, qhov kev pib no tau muab ntau dua 159,000 cov kev pabcuam ua ntej tso tawm thiab cov ntawv yuav tshuaj uas them tau thiab tau sau npe ntau dua 24,000 tus neeg raug kaw hauv Medi-Cal ua ntej tso tawm.
"Ua ntej qhov kev pib no, yog tsis muaj kev sib txuas lus tas mus li, cov pab pawg kho mob thiab cov neeg kho, txawm tias nyob hauv tib lub chaw, tsis tau sib haum xeeb tas li," Yuba County Project Manager Stephanie Lucio hais. "Qhov kev siv zog no tau coj txhua tus neeg los rau ntawm lub rooj." Kev koom tes, kev sib qhia kev txawj ntse, thiab kev tsim kom muaj txoj kev npaj rov qab los ua ke tau muaj txiaj ntsig zoo kawg li.
Lub Kaum Hli Ntuj xyoo 2025 tau cim ib xyoos txij li thaum pib qhov kev pib no, uas yog ib qho tseem ceeb rau kev siv zog ntawm ntau lub koom haum uas muaj DHCS, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) thiab California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS), cov koom haum hauv nroog (suav nrog kev noj qab haus huv ntawm lub nroog, kev noj qab haus huv pej xeem, kev sim siab, kev pabcuam hauv zej zog, thiab chaw ua haujlwm ntawm tub ceev xwm), Medi-Cal cov phiaj xwm kev saib xyuas, thiab cov koom haum hauv zej zog. Txij li thaum Lub Kaum Hli Ntuj xyoo 2024, tag nrho 31 lub tsev loj cuj hauv xeev thiab 34 lub tsev loj cuj hauv nroog thiab cov chaw kho cov tub ntxhais hluas thoob plaws 14 lub nroog tau pib cov kev pabcuam ua ntej tso tawm. Yuav luag ob kaum ob lub chaw ntxiv tab tom npaj yuav pib muab kev pabcuam rau lawv cov pej xeem hauv ob peb lub hlis tom ntej no. Txhua lub chaw kaw neeg raug kaw thoob plaws lub xeev yuav tsum tau pib ua haujlwm ua ntej lub Kaum Hli Ntuj hnub tim 1, 2026.
VIM LI CAS QHOV NO TSEEM CEEB: Cov neeg tawm hauv tsev loj cuj feem ntau ntsib teeb meem kev noj qab haus huv uas tsis tau kho thiab tsis muaj kev nkag mus rau kev kho mob, ua rau muaj kev pheej hmoo ntawm kev siv tshuaj ntau dhau, kev mus pw hauv tsev kho mob, thiab rov ua txhaum dua. Los ntawm kev pib Medi-Cal ua ntej tso tawm thiab sib koom tes sib txuas rau kev saib xyuas hauv zej zog, California tab tom txo cov kev pheej hmoo no thiab txhim kho kev ncaj ncees ntawm kev noj qab haus huv. Qhov Kev Pib Rov Qab Nkag Mus Rau Kev Ncaj Ncees suav nrog:
"Peb pib npaj rov qab nkag mus thiab kev pab them nqi Medi-Cal ua ntej tus neeg mob yuav raug tso tawm, kom ntseeg tau tias muaj kev xa mus rau cov kev pabcuam hauv zej zog," Dawn Freeman, CCHCS Tus Thawj Saib Xyuas Neeg Mob uas saib xyuas Kev Ncaj Ncees-Kev Koom Tes Rov Qab Nkag Mus tau hais. Nws tau muab kev ntseeg siab loj heev thiab kev ruaj ntseg ntau dua ntawm cov pej xeem no, uas yog ib qho tseem ceeb rau kev kho mob thiab kev kho mob siv tshuaj yeeb dej caw. Cov tib neeg tau hais tias lawv xav tias lawv npaj tau zoo dua thaum lawv paub tias lawv muaj cov peev txheej, ib tus neeg los txuas lus nrog, thiab tsis nyob ib leeg lawm.
Qhov kev tsom mus rau kev saib xyuas uas sib koom tes thiab tsom mus rau tus neeg tau hais meej hauv tsab xov xwm New York Times tsis ntev los no, uas tau tshuaj xyuas seb California tab tom siv cov kev hloov pauv los txhawb cov tib neeg rov qab mus rau lawv cov zej zog li cas. Yog xav paub ntxiv, mus saib nplooj ntawv web Justice-Involved Reentry Initiative.
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SACRAMENTO — Txuas ntxiv California txoj haujlwm los nthuav dav thiab kho nws lub cev kho mob tus cwj pwm niaj hnub no, California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), Homeboy Industries, thiab cov neeg koom tes hauv zej zog hnub no tau pib tsim Home of the Angels, lub tsev kawm ntawv tshiab hauv Los Angeles uas tau txais kev txhawb nqa los ntawm California txoj cai Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act thiab DHCS' Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP).
Qhov project tau txais yuav luag $25 lab nyiaj hauv Bond BHCIP Round 1: Launch Ready funding, uas ua rau muaj kev txhawb nqa ntau ntxiv rau cov neeg nyob hauv tsev kho mob, cov neeg mob sab nraud, thiab cov phooj ywg rau cov tib neeg uas tab tom nrhiav kev kho mob rau kev siv tshuaj yeeb dej cawv, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog cov neeg uas tau raug kaw hauv tsev loj cuj, rov qab los ntawm lub tsev hais plaub, thiab yog ib feem ntawm lub zej zog Homeboy Industries.
Thaum ua tiav lawm, lub tsev kawm ntawv Home of the Angels yuav muaj xws li:
Lub tsev kawm ntawv muab kev kho mob hauv tsev, kev so ntawm cov phooj ywg, thiab cov kev pabcuam sab nraud ua ke hauv ib qho chaw sib koom ua ke, uas ua rau cov neeg koom nrog txav mus los tau yooj yim los ntawm txhua theem kev saib xyuas thaum lawv cov kev xav tau hloov pauv. Qhov project no kuj qhia txog kev kho mob nyob hauv tsev kho mob Homeboy Industries thawj zaug - qhov kev tsim kho tshiab tseem ceeb uas ua rau kev saib xyuas txuas ntxiv mus ntxiv, txo kev cia siab rau kev xa mus rau sab nraud, thiab nthuav dav lub koom haum txoj kev txhawb nqa uas muaj kev khuv leej thiab muaj kev khuv leej.
"Lub Tsev ntawm Cov Tubtxib Saum Ntuj Ceeb Tsheej qhia txog cov kev daws teeb meem hauv zej zog uas Newsom Administration tab tom ua kom zoo, coj kev kho mob thiab kev pabcuam rov zoo los rau hauv ib lub ru tsev thiab ze rau cov neeg uas xav tau lawv," DHCS Director Michelle Baass hais. "Qhov kev nqis peev no nthuav dav kev nkag mus rau kev saib xyuas rau cov neeg California uas rov qab los tsev los ntawm lub tsev hais plaub, txhawb nqa kev hwm, kev ruaj khov, thiab kev rov zoo mus sij hawm ntev."
VIM LI CAS QHOV NO TSEEM CEEB: Tau tsim tsa hauv Los Angeles, Homeboy Industries yog ib lub koom haum tsis muaj txiaj ntsig uas tau lees paub thoob tebchaws uas txhawb nqa cov neeg raug kaw hauv tsev loj cuj thiab cov neeg koom nrog pawg neeg yav dhau los. Nws cov kev pabcuam uas paub txog kev raug mob thiab teb rau kab lis kev cai suav nrog kev txhawb nqa kev noj qab haus huv tus cwj pwm, kev kho mob siv tshuaj yeeb dej cawv, kev tswj hwm rooj plaub, thiab cov kev pabcuam uas tsom mus rau kev rov qab los rau hauv zej zog uas muaj kev kho mob thiab kev sib txuas lus hauv zej zog.
Lub Tsev ntawm Cov Tubtxib Saum Ntuj txhawb nqa DHCS cov kev siv zog rov qab los rau hauv lub tebchaws, suav nrog Kev Ncaj Ncees-Kev Koom Tes Rov Qab Los, los ntawm:
"Kev kho mob tshwm sim thaum tib neeg tau txais kev hlub tshua thiab kev saib xyuas hauv zej zog," Txiv Plig Greg Boyle, tus tsim Homeboy Industries hais. "Lub Tsev ntawm Cov Tubtxib Saum Ntuj Ceeb Tsheej qhia txog yam uas peb ib txwm ntseeg ntawm Homeboy Industries: tias tib neeg kho thaum lawv raug pom, hlub, thiab muab qhov chaw rau lawv koom." Los ntawm kev tsim cov chaw uas muaj kev hlub thiab kev hwm, peb ua chaw rau kev kho dua tshiab, kev cia siab, thiab kev pib tshiab.
DUAB LOJ: Bond BHCIP yog ib qho kev pib thoob plaws lub xeev uas DHCS tswj hwm uas pab cov zej zog tsim, tau txais, thiab nthuav cov chaw kho mob, sau cov qhov sib txawv uas tau muaj ntev hauv cov chaw kho mob thaum muaj xwm txheej ceev, chaw nyob, thiab chaw kho mob sab nraud. Tsab Cai 1 tau pab nyiaj rau 177 qhov project thoob plaws 333 lub chaw kho mob, txhawb nqa 6,919 lub txaj pw tshiab thiab txaj pw hauv tsev kho mob thiab 27,561 qhov chaw kho mob sab nraud, ua tiav cov hom phiaj thoob plaws lub xeev tsuas yog ob xyoos tom qab dhau los. Txij li xyoo 2021 los, BHCIP tau muab $ 5.8 billion los txhawb kev saib xyuas thaum muaj xwm txheej ceev, kev saib xyuas neeg mob hauv tsev, thiab kev saib xyuas neeg mob sab nraud thoob plaws lub xeev.
Los ntawm kev txhawb nqa los ntawm kev nqis peev tseem ceeb thoob plaws lub xeev, cov cai tshiab, thiab kev koom tes hauv zej zog muaj zog, California tab tom tsim kom muaj kev saib xyuas kev noj qab haus huv ntawm tus cwj pwm uas ua kom tib neeg tuaj yeem nkag mus rau kev tiv thaiv, kev txhawb nqa thaum muaj xwm txheej ceev, kev kho mob, thiab kev rov zoo mus sij hawm ntev thaum twg thiab qhov twg lawv xav tau.
DAIM DUAB LOJ: California txoj kev nqis peev hauv Home of the Angels yog ib feem ntawm kev hloov pauv dav dua uas tau ua los ntawm Proposition 1 thiab Tswv Xeev Gavin Newsom txoj kev noj qab haus huv ntawm lub hlwb rau txhua tus. Thaum ntxov lub hlis no, Tus Thawj Kav Xeev tau tshaj tawm txog kev tsim kho dua tshiab ntawm rau lub tsev uas tsis muaj neeg nyob hauv lub xeev mus rau hauv lub zej zog saib xyuas neeg mob hauv Los Angeles County tshiab, txhawb nqa los ntawm $ 65 lab nyiaj txiag Proposition 1 los tsim 162 lub tsev tshiab thiab cov txaj kho mob. Qhov project no, nrog rau BHCIP cov nyiaj pab txhawb nqa xws li Home of the Angels, qhia txog txoj haujlwm dav dav ntawm Pawg Thawj Coj los nthuav kev nkag mus rau kev kho mob tus cwj pwm, nce peev xwm kho mob, thiab pab cov neeg California uas muaj mob hlwb loj heev, kev siv tshuaj yeeb dej cawv, lossis kev tsis muaj tsev nyob tau txais kev saib xyuas thiab kev ruaj khov uas lawv xav tau.
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Txoj Cai 1 tau qhib kev rau Inner-Tribal Wellness Village kom nthuav dav kev siv tshuaj yeeb thiab kev kho mob hlwb hauv San Diego County
SACRAMENTO — Ua raws li Tus Thawj Kav Xeev Gavin Newsom txoj kev cog lus los nthuav dav thiab kho kom zoo dua qub rau lub cev kho mob ntawm tus cwj pwm hauv California, Lub Tsev Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv ntawm California (DHCS) tau koom nrog Inner-Tribal Treatment thiab cov neeg koom tes hauv zej zog thaum Lub Peb Hlis 20 los pib tsim lub Zos Inner-Tribal Wellness tshiab hauv Pauma Valley. Txhawb nqa los ntawm California txoj cai Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act uas cov neeg pov npav pom zoo thiab lub xeev txoj haujlwm Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP), qhov project no suav nrog ze li ntawm $ 20 lab hauv Bond BHCIP Round 1: Launch Ready nyiaj txiag los nthuav dav kev siv tshuaj yeeb dej cawv hauv cheeb tsam (SUD) thiab peev xwm kho mob hlwb. Nws yog ib qho ntawm ntau pua qhov kev nqis peev ntawm Proposition 1 uas txhawb nqa California txoj kev saib xyuas kev noj qab haus huv hauv zej zog.
"Kev nqis peev ntawm California qhia txog kev cog lus ntawm tiam neeg rau kev ncaj ncees thiab kev kho mob," Tus Thawj Coj DHCS Michelle Baass hais. Lub Zos Inner-Tribal Wellness yuav muab cov chaw uas cov tib neeg tuaj yeem nrhiav kev nyab xeeb, kev hwm, thiab kev sib txuas, uas muaj kev coj noj coj ua thiab tsim los ntawm cov kev xav tau ntawm cov neeg uas nws pabcuam.
Lub tsev kawm ntawv yuav pab cov zej zog Tribal thoob plaws San Diego County thiab cov cheeb tsam ib puag ncig uas xav tau kev kho mob thiab kev txhawb nqa. Thaum ua tiav lawm, lub zos Inner-Tribal Wellness Village yuav muaj 60 lub txaj pw rau cov neeg laus thiab lub tsev kho mob hlwb hauv zej zog nrog 120 qhov chaw kho mob sab nraud, uas kwv yees li 500 tus neeg txhua xyoo.
VIM LI CAS QHOV NO TSEEM CEEB: Txij li xyoo 2021, Inner-Tribal Treatment tau muab cov kev pabcuam uas txhawb nqa kab lis kev cai rau 18 Pawg Neeg uas tau lees paub los ntawm tsoomfwv hauv San Diego County thiab 12 Pawg Neeg hauv Riverside thiab San Bernardino counties. Lub tsev kawm ntawv tshiab yuav nthuav dav txoj haujlwm ntawd los ntawm kev sib xyaw cov kev kho mob ib txwm muaj nrog kev kho mob raws li pov thawj, tsim kom muaj ib puag ncig zoo rau kev saib xyuas thiab kev rov zoo. Cov yam ntxwv ntawm tsev kawm ntawv yuav muaj xws li chaw rau kev sib tham, kev sib sau ua ke, kev qhia ib txwm muaj, thiab kev ua koob tsheej kab lis kev cai nrog rau cov qauv kev kho mob, suav nrog kev kho tus cwj pwm thiab lwm yam kev kho mob uas tau lees paub tias pab tib neeg txhim kho cov txuj ci rau kev noj qab haus huv mus sij hawm ntev.
"Qhov kev pib no sawv cev rau ib kauj ruam tseem ceeb rau kev txhim kho kev noj qab haus huv ntawm lub hlwb, kev siv tshuaj yeeb dej cawv, thiab kev pabcuam kev noj qab haus huv rau peb cov zej zog Tribal, uas tau ntsib teeb meem sib txawv hauv kev nkag mus rau kev saib xyuas," Robert Aguilar, Tus Tsim thiab CEO ntawm Inner-Tribal Treatment tau hais. Lub Zos Inner-Tribal Wellness yuav ua lub hauv paus tseem ceeb rau kev kho mob hauv ib puag ncig uas tsis muaj kev ntxub ntxaug, txhawb kom cov tib neeg saib xyuas lawv txoj kev noj qab haus huv thiab kev nyob zoo hauv ib qho chaw uas muaj kev coj noj coj ua thiab kev ntseeg siab.
Lub Zos Inner-Tribal Wellness qhia txog kev nqis peev uas ua rau muaj peev xwm kho mob hauv cheeb tsam ntau ntxiv thiab ua rau California ze zog rau nws lub hom phiaj ntawm kev muaj lub cev noj qab haus huv zoo dua, ncaj ncees dua, thiab muaj kev lav phib xaub ntau dua.
DAIM DUAB LOJ: Txoj Cai 1, uas tau pom zoo los ntawm cov neeg pov npav hauv California thaum Lub Peb Hlis 2024, tau tso cai txog li $ 4.4 billion hauv kev pab nyiaj rau DHCS los nthuav dav cov kev kho mob kev noj qab haus huv thoob plaws lub xeev. Qhov kev pib no tab tom tsim ntau txhiab lub txaj pw tshiab thiab cov chaw kho mob sab nraud, muab qhov tseem ceeb rau cov zej zog uas xav tau kev pab ntau, suav nrog cov cheeb tsam Tribal thiab cov cheeb tsam nyob deb nroog. Raws li Txoj Cai 1:
California tab tom tsim kom muaj kev saib xyuas kev noj qab haus huv ntawm tus cwj pwm, muab kev txhawb nqa tag nrho, txij li kev tiv thaiv thiab kev cuam tshuam thaum ntxov mus rau kev kho mob, kev teb rau qhov teeb meem, thiab kev rov zoo mus sij hawm ntev. Txoj kev no yog tsim los kom ntseeg tau tias txhua tus neeg California, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog cov neeg uas tau ntsib teeb meem loj tshaj plaws rau kev saib xyuas, tuaj yeem nkag mus rau kev noj qab haus huv zoo thiab kev kho mob SUD thaum twg thiab qhov twg lawv xav tau.
Los ntawm kev txhawb nqa los ntawm kev nqis peev tseem ceeb, cov cai tshiab, thiab kev koom tes muaj zog, California tab tom nthuav dav cov kev pabcuam kho mob thiab cov tsev nyob txhawb nqa thaum lub sijhawm txhawb nqa thiab ua kom muaj ntau haiv neeg ua haujlwm. Los ntawm kev muab qhov tseem ceeb rau kev tiv thaiv, kev txhawb nqa thaum ntxov, thiab cov kev pabcuam uas tsim los rau txhua tus neeg xav tau, California tab tom pab tib neeg kom tau txais kev kho mob zoo rau lub sijhawm zoo, ua rau muaj kev noj qab haus huv zoo dua thiab muaj zog dua hauv lub xeev.
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SACRAMENTO — The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is coordinating a statewide Smile, California bilingual outreach campaign to help children and families understand the importance of early and regular dental care and to encourage the use of free Medi-Cal Dental preventive services. The campaign includes easy-to-use English and Spanish-language materials that explain what families can expect during dental visits and how to access care under Medi-Cal. It aims to reduce barriers to care by helping children feel prepared and parents feel confident about scheduling preventive dental visits.
“Dental problems don’t just cause pain—they interrupt learning, impact confidence, and widen achievement gaps,” said Dana Durham, Chief of DHCS’ Medi-Cal Dental Services Division. “The good news is that most of these issues are preventable, and Medi-Cal covers regular dental care for children at no cost to families.”
Throughout National Children’s Dental Health Month, Smile, California is encouraging parents, schools, and community partners to help children build healthy habits, including brushing twice a day, flossing daily, eating nutritious foods, and visiting the dentist regularly.
To support families, Smile, California released a new digital storybook, Jasmín Goes to the Dentist, in English and Spanish. It walks children step-by-step through a regular check-up. From the bright light above the chair to the tools hygienists use to clean teeth, the story helps normalize the experience, showing children that dental visits can be comfortable, friendly, and even fun.
Phau ntawv me me no kuj muaj ib ntu tshwj xeeb rau cov niam txiv uas txhawb kom tham txog kev kho hniav hauv tsev thiab ceeb toom rau cov tsev neeg tias Medi-Cal them rau kev tiv thaiv thiab kho kom zoo rau tag nrho tsev neeg yam tsis tas them nqi.
WHY THIS MATTERS: Dental problems are one of the most common, yet preventable, health issues affecting children in California. When children receive preventive care early and regularly, families can avoid unnecessary dental pain, reduce missed school days, and decrease the need for emergency treatment later in life. The new bilingual campaign supports families in navigating dental care and understanding covered benefits through Medi-Cal Dental.
Recent data show that more than 350,000 children and teens missed at least one school day because of dental issues, demonstrating the impact untreated dental problems can have on student well-being and their ability to learn, adding up to more than 869,000 lost school days and a cost of roughly $60 million to school districts.
ABOUT MEDI-CAL DENTAL: All children and teens enrolled in Medi-Cal qualify for two free dental check-ups each year, along with cleanings, fluoride treatments, sealants, and other preventive services. Adults age 21 and older can receive one free dental check-up each year, in addition to other covered services. Parents can find a Medi-Cal dentist and learn more at SmileCalifornia.org.
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SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) today announced the release of the Implementation Plan for New Federal Eligibility and Enrollment Changes Under H.R. 1, outlining the state’s approach to implementing new federal requirements under H.R. 1. These changes, which start as early as October 2026, are expected to impact millions of Californians statewide.
“California is committed to implementing these federally required changes in a way that protects coverage and supports our members,” said DHCS Director Michelle Baass. “Our goal is to make this transition as smooth as possible by providing clear information, reducing administrative burdens, and working closely with members, counties, health plans, and community partners.”
DHCS tab tom ua haujlwm kom txo qis kev cuam tshuam thiab tswj kev sib txuas ntxiv ntawm kev them nqi rau cov tswv cuab Medi-Cal. Daim phiaj xwm muab cov ntsiab lus ntawm kev hloov pauv uas yuav los tom ntej, cov ntsiab cai qhia rau kev siv, thiab cov peev txheej rau cov tswv cuab thiab cov neeg koom nrog los npaj rau kev hloov pauv. Kwv yees li 2 lab tus tswv cuab Medi-Cal, feem ntau yog nyob hauv pawg neeg laus tshiab, muaj kev pheej hmoo poob kev pov hwm kev noj qab haus huv vim yog cov kev hloov pauv hauv tsoomfwv no.
Cov ntsiab cai tseem ceeb ntawm txoj kev npaj muaj xws li:
DHCS will host an All-Comer Webinar on February 5 to review the plan and answer questions. Learn more and read the plan.
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Cov ntaub ntawv tshiab qhia txog kev loj hlob tseem ceeb hauv Kev Tswj Xyuas Kev Kho Mob Zoo Dua thiab Kev Txhawb Nqa Hauv Zej Zog
SACRAMENTO — The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) today released new data showing continued growth and impact from Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and Community Supports, key components of California’s Medi-Cal transformation under the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative.
“These services help Medi-Cal members stay healthier and avoid other, costlier care, such as emergency department visits and hospital stays,” said DHCS Director Michelle Baass. “We appreciate the hard work and commitment of Medi-Cal managed care plan providers and partners. Together, we are building a health care delivery system that supports whole-person care for Medi-Cal members.”
Daim ntawv qhia txog peb lub hlis tshiab tshaj plaws suav nrog cov qauv txij li Lub Ib Hlis 2022 thiab cov ntaub ntawv tshiab txij li Lub Plaub Hlis mus txog Lub Rau Hli 2025, uas suav nrog cov ntaub ntawv theem xeev, lub nroog, thiab kev tswj hwm kev npaj kho mob ntawm cov tswv cuab uas tau txais kev pab, kev siv kev pabcuam, thiab cov tes hauj lwm muab kev pabcuam.
ECM REACHES MORE CALIFORNIANS: ECM helps people with complex health and social needs, including homelessness, serious mental illness, or frequent hospital visits, coordinate the care they need, wherever they are. Since its launch in January 2022, ECM has connected more than 451,000 Medi-Cal members to high-touch, person-centered care coordination through a Lead Care Manager who helps navigate physical, behavioral, and social services.
Hauv peb lub hlis thib ob ntawm xyoo 2025, cov neeg sau npe ECM tau nce siab, tshwj xeeb yog cov menyuam yaus thiab cov hluas. Muaj ntau tshaj 47,000 tus menyuam yaus thiab cov hluas tau txais ECM, uas yog 102 feem pua nce ntxiv los ntawm lub sijhawm tib yam xyoo tas los. Yuav luag muaj 3,600 tus neeg laus uas tau hloov los ntawm kev raug kaw thiab ntau dua 16,000 tus menyuam yaus thiab cov hluas uas tsis muaj tsev nyob kuj tau txais ECM, nce ntxiv ntawm 83 feem pua thiab 164 feem pua piv rau lub sijhawm tib yam xyoo tas los, raws li. Yuav kom ua tau raws li qhov kev thov no, cov tes hauj lwm muab kev pabcuam tau nthuav dav heev, nrog rau cov neeg muab kev pabcuam rau cov pej xeem no nce ntau dua 80 feem pua xyoo dhau los.
“Every expansion means more Californians have access to services that keep them stable, healthy, and supported,” said State Medicaid Director Tyler Sadwith. “We’re focused on making these programs even more accessible and responsive to the communities we serve.”
COMMUNITY SUPPORTS GROWTH: Community Supports provide cost-effective, community-based alternatives to traditional medical care, addressing housing, nutrition, and other social drivers of health. Since launching in January 2022, these services have become a cornerstone of whole-person care in Medi-Cal.
Txij li thaum Lub Rau Hli 2025, muaj ntau tshaj 520,000 tus tswv cuab Medi-Cal tau txais kev pabcuam hauv zej zog, nrog rau ntau tshaj 1.3 lab qhov kev pabcuam thoob plaws lub xeev. Kev nkag mus txuas ntxiv nthuav dav, vim tias yuav luag txhua tus tswv cuab Medi-Cal tam sim no muaj kev nkag mus rau tsawg kawg 10 Kev Txhawb Nqa Hauv Zej Zog, thiab feem ntau (94 feem pua) tuaj yeem xaiv los ntawm cov kev pabcuam tag nrho. Cov pluas noj uas kho mob thiab cov kev pab cuam ntsig txog vaj tse tseem yog cov uas siv ntau tshaj plaws.
WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT: The growth of ECM and Community Supports reflects California’s commitment. These services are critical tools in addressing challenges, such as homelessness, behavioral health access, and support for families and youth with complex needs.
Ua ib feem ntawm qhov kev cog lus no los txhim kho cov txiaj ntsig kev noj qab haus huv, California tau nthuav dav Txoj Haujlwm Rov Qab Nkag Mus Rau Kev Ncaj Ncees, uas yuav tsum muaj cov phiaj xwm kev saib xyuas uas tswj hwm los muab kev sib koom tes saib xyuas thiab kev kho mob thiab kev noj qab haus huv txog li 90 hnub ua ntej tso tawm, kom ntseeg tau tias muaj kev saib xyuas txuas ntxiv mus thaum rov qab mus rau hauv zej zog. Qhov kev pib no, uas yog txhawb nqa cov tswv cuab nrog cov kev pabcuam ua ntej tso tawm thiab ua kev sib txuas rau kev saib xyuas txuas ntxiv mus los ntawm ECM tom qab tso tawm, tau pib ua haujlwm thaum Lub Kaum Hli 2024 nrog peb lub nroog, nthuav dav mus rau lub xeev cov tsev loj cuj thaum Lub Ob Hlis 2025, thiab tam sim no ua haujlwm hauv 13 lub nroog. Txhua lub nroog thoob plaws lub xeev yuav tsum muab cov kev pabcuam no thaum Lub Kaum Hli Ntuj xyoo 2026.
INVESTING IN CAPACITY: To support the expansion of ECM and Community Supports, DHCS has awarded more than $1.66 billion through its Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH) initiatives, including Capacity and Infrastructure Transition, Expansion, and Development (CITED), Collaborative Planning and Implementation, Justice-Involved Capacity Building program, and Technical Assistance Marketplace. These funds help community-based organizations, clinics, and local agencies grow their capacity by hiring staff, upgrading systems, and improving care coordination. The fourth and final round of PATH CITED grant awardees was announced in November 2025.
WHAT’S NEXT: DHCS will continue listening to Medi-Cal members who use ECM and Community Supports. Feedback gathered through surveys, focus groups, and other outreach will guide improvements to make these services easier to access, more effective, and more responsive to California’s diverse communities.
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