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DHCS Tshaj Tawm Daim Ntawv Qhia Txog Kev Ua Haujlwm Peb Hlis ntawm Kev Tswj Xyuas Kev Kho Mob (ECM) thiab Kev Pabcuam Zej Zog

On August 2, DHCS released the latest ECM and Community Supports Quarterly Implementation Report, which includes data from January 2022 through December 2023. The report shows an increase in the availability and use of Community Supports, showing significant growth in the number of counties offering these services. As of January 2024, 19 counties across California offered all 14 Community Supports, and all counties offered at least eight Community Supports. This marks a significant increase from the end of 2022, when only three counties offered all 14 Community Supports. About 140,000 unique Medi-Cal members used Community Supports in the first two years of the program, with more than 350,000 total services delivered. In Quarter (Q)4 2023, about 86,000 members used Community Supports, a 265 percent increase from Q4 2022. 

Kev koom tes ntawm ECM kuj tau loj hlob tuaj, nrog rau kwv yees li 96,000 tus tswv cuab tau ua haujlwm hauv Q4 2023, nce 40 feem pua ntawm Q4 2022. Tus naj npawb ntawm cov tswv cuab hnub nyoog qis dua 21 xyoo tau txais ECM yuav luag ob npaug hauv Q4 2023 los ntawm lub quarter dhau los, los ntawm 6,400 tus tswv cuab mus rau 12,000, ntau tus ntawm lawv tau tsim nyog rau ECM thaum Lub Xya Hli 2023. Tag nrho, ntau dua 183,000 tus tswv cuab Medi-Cal thoob plaws lub xeev tau txais ECM hauv ob xyoos thawj zaug ntawm cov txiaj ntsig. 

ECM and Community Supports aim to improve Medi-Cal members’ overall health and well-being by addressing both medical and social factors that can impact a person’s health, including housing assistance, meal programs, job training, and centralized coordination of care. 

Yog xav paub ntxiv, mus saib nplooj ntawv web ECM/Community Supports Resources. Yog koj muaj lus nug txog daim ntawv qhia no los yog xav muab tswv yim txog cov ntaub ntawv, thov email rau CalAIMECMILOS@dhcs.ca.gov. 

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CalAIM Kev Ncaj Ncees-Involved Initiative Learning Collaborative Series

Thaum Lub Yim Hli 22, txij 10 teev sawv ntxov txog 12 teev tav su PDT, DHCS yuav tshaj tawm cov kev kawm sib koom tes hauv online tshiab rau cov neeg koom tes ua haujlwm ncaj ncees los tham txog California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) cov kev cai zam, sib qhia cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws thiab cov lus qhia tau kawm, thiab xyuas kom meej tias txhua tus neeg koom tes taug txoj kev zoo. Qhov txuas rau kev sau npe rau lub rooj sib tham yuav raug xa email rau cov neeg koom tes hauv txhua lub nroog. Cov kev sib tham yuav raug kaw cia thiab muab tso rau ntawm nplooj ntawv web DHCS Justice-Involved Initiative. 

The sessions will focus on county readiness and implementation strategies and will include such topics as the justice-involved screening portal, short-term care model, covered services, billing and claiming, ECM, warm hand-offs, auto-assignments, and pharmacy policy. The session will include facilitated breakout discussions for correctional facilities, county partners, and Medi-Cal managed care plans to work collaboratively on regional implementation efforts. In the week following each session, DHCS will host office hours to provide an open forum and answer any outstanding questions from the prior week. 

Cov neeg tuaj koom kev kawm ua ke tseem ceeb yog cov tsev lojcuj laus hauv nroog (cov neeg ua haujlwm hauv Chaw Haujlwm Tub Ceev Xwm thiab cov neeg koom tes hauv kev pabcuam kev kho mob hauv tsev lojcuj); cov chaw kho mob rau cov tub ntxhais hluas hauv nroog (cov neeg ua haujlwm probation thiab cov neeg muab kev pabcuam kev kho mob hauv tsev lojcuj); cov phiaj xwm kev saib xyuas uas tau tswj hwm; cov koom haum kev noj qab haus huv ntawm lub nroog; thiab California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. DHCS kuj txhawb kom cov neeg koom tes hauv nroog caw cov neeg muab kev pabcuam ECM thiab cov neeg muab kev pabcuam rov qab los, nrog rau lwm cov neeg koom tes tseem ceeb, tuaj koom cov kev sib tham. Yog xav paub ntxiv, xa email rau DHCS ntawm CalAIMPusticeAdvisoryGroup@dhcs.ca.gov. 

Medi-Cal Cov ntaub ntawv nthuav dav rau cov neeg laus

On August 1, DHCS published age 26-49 adult expansion population datasets for the January 2024, February 2024, March 2024, and April 2024 months of eligibility on the California Health & Human Services Agency Open Data Portal. The datasets include the monthly count of individuals 26-49 years of age, by county, receiving full scope Medi-Cal benefits because of the age 26-49 adult expansion. The counts reflect the total number of eligible individuals enrolled during the month. The datasets also include total counts for ethnicity, written language, and spoken language, by county, reported by members. DHCS will publish ongoing datasets monthly.

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DHCS tab tom nrhiav cov neeg txawj ntse, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog txhawb cov tib neeg los ua haujlwm xws li: 

• Indian Health Program Coordinator los tsim, siv, koom tes, ua haujlwm, thiab tshuaj xyuas American Indian Health Program rau DHCS. (Hnub kawg ua ntawv thov: Lub Yim Hli 9)
• Assistant Deputy Director for Health Care Financing to assist in leading the planning, implementation, coordination, evaluation, and management of DHCS’ health care financing programs and policies. (Final filing date: August 21)

DHCS is also hiring for its human resources, auditing, health policy, information technology, and other teams. For more information, please visit the CalCareers website.

Cov Rooj Sib Tham Cov Neeg Koom Tes thiab Webinar yuav los tom ntej 

DHCS Medi-Cal Dental Stakeholder Meeting

Thaum Lub Yim Hli 9, txij 1 txog 3 teev tsaus ntuj PDT, DHCS yuav tuav lub rooj sib tham Medi-Cal Dental Statewide Stakeholder. DHCS yuav qhia cov xov xwm tshiab thiab cov ntaub ntawv hais txog cov haujlwm tshiab thiab cov haujlwm uas yuav los tom ntej. Lub rooj sib tham kuj tseem muab lub rooj sib tham rau cov neeg koom nrog kev kho hniav los qhia cov tswv yim nrog pab pawg Medi-Cal Dental uas tuaj yeem pab txhim kho kev xa cov kev pabcuam kho mob qhov ncauj. 

The meeting information will be posted on the Dental Statewide Stakeholder Meetings webpage. Additional materials will be posted on the webpage prior to the meeting or as soon as they become available. Please email your questions to dental@dhcs.ca.gov. 

Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Program (HACCP) Webinar rau Cov Kws Kho Mob thiab Cov Kws Kho Hniav

On August 15, from 12 to 1 p.m. PDT, DHCS will host its quarterly HACCP webinar for medical providers and hearing professionals. For more information and to pre-register, please visit DHCS’ HACCP webpage.

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Kalifonias muab khoom plig Ze li $ 133 lab rau cov neeg hauv tsev sai sai ntsib kev tsis muaj tsev nyob thiab mob hlwb

DHCS awarded $132.5 million to 10 county behavioral health agencies under the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing (BHBH) Program. This funding enables counties to provide temporary, safe housing and essential support for people transitioning from homelessness to permanent housing. Bridge housing is a crucial component of addressing the urgent needs of Californians experiencing homelessness who have serious mental health or substance use disorder treatment needs.

These awards, which build upon the more than $900 million already awarded to counties and tribal entities in 2022, will significantly enhance local efforts to provide immediate housing and support for individuals with serious behavioral health conditions by bolstering the development of tiny homes, interim housing, rental assistance programs, and other housing models, which will include access to behavioral health and housing navigation services to connect BHBH Program participants to long-term housing. For more information, please visit the BHBH Program website.