March 11, 2024 – Stakeholder Update
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2024 Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan (MCP) Txoj Cai Hloov Pauv Hloov Tshiab
DHCS tau tshaj tawm tsab ntawv thib rau ntawm 2024 Medi-Cal MCP Txoj Cai Hloov Pauv Txoj Cai Qhia Txog Kev Hloov Pauv uas suav nrog DHCS txoj cai thiab MCP cov cai muaj feem xyuam rau cov tswv cuab kev hloov pauv ntawm Medi-Cal MCPs uas tau siv rau lub Ib Hlis 1, 2024. Qhov kev hloov kho tshiab no rau kev txuas ntxiv ntawm txoj cai saib xyuas kom suav nrog kev tswj hwm los ntawm kev tswj hwm cov phiaj xwm Kho kom raug rau qhov ua tsis tau raws li qhov xav tau ntawm tus kws kho mob tseem ceeb. Nws kuj tseem suav nrog kev hloov kho tshiab rau txoj cai hloov pauv rau kev soj ntsuam thiab tshuaj ntsuam cov cuab yeej kom ua raws li Txoj Cai Tswjfwm Pej Xeem Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv thiab qhia meej txog cov ntaub ntawv thiab cov ntaub ntawv xa mus. Thov xa email rau cov lus nug txog daim ntawv qhia txoj cai rau MCPTransitionPolicyGuide@dhcs.ca.gov.
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Health Enrollment Navigators Project Summary
DHCS released the Health Enrollment Navigators Project impacts summary that provides data from January 2020 through September 2022 summarizing the following activities: outreach, application assistance, assistance with accessing and using health care services (navigation), troubleshooting, and redetermination assistance. Enrollment and retention are stratified by age groups, immigration status, race/ethnicity, sex, and written and spoken languages. Please see the Navigators Project Partner webpage for more information. Please email your questions to HealthNavigators@dhcs.ca.gov.
Indian Health Program (IHP) Grant Program Awards
Thaum Lub Peb Hlis 15, DHCS xav tias yuav tso tawm cov nyiaj pab rau 27 tus neeg thov kev pab uas tau ua tiav los ntawm lub voj voog ib thiab lub voj voog ob ntawm IHP Daim Ntawv Thov Kev Pab (RFA), uas muab nyiaj txiag los txhawb kev nrhiav neeg ua haujlwm hauv tsev kho mob thawj zaug thiab khaws cia hauv IHPs. Tsis tas li ntawd, thaum Lub Peb Hlis 15, DHCS yuav tso tawm lub voj voog thib peb ntawm RFA rau qhov kev pab cuam nyiaj pab IHP. DHCS tau tseg $2.4 lab ntawm $22.6 lab uas muaj rau kev tso tawm zaum peb ntawm IHP RFA rau cov neeg thov tshiab. Cov neeg thov kev pab cuam thib peb yuav muaj peev xwm thov tsawg kawg yog $ 150,000 los txhawb kev nrhiav neeg ua haujlwm hauv tsev kho mob thiab kev khaws cia rau xyoo nyiaj txiag 2024-2025. Cov nyiaj uas tseem tshuav tom qab ua tiav qhov txheej txheem RFA thib peb yuav raug muab faib rau lwm qhov.
Qhov kev pab nyiaj IHP tsom mus rau kev txhim kho kev noj qab haus huv ntawm cov Neeg Asmeskas Isdias los ntawm kev daws teeb meem kev nrhiav neeg saib xyuas thawj zaug thiab kev khaws cia hauv cov chaw kho mob Isdias. Cov nyiaj pab txhawb nqa tuaj yeem siv los nrhiav neeg ua haujlwm, cob qhia, thiab khaws cov kws kho mob thawj zaug. Cov neeg tau txais nyiaj pab kuj tseem siv tau cov nyiaj los muab cov kev pabcuam kev noj qab haus huv uas tsom mus rau kev tiv thaiv uas teb rau cov kev xav tau ntawm cov neeg mob Asmeskas Is Nrias teb thiab txhawb kev nkag mus rau kev noj qab haus huv Is Nrias teb ib txwm muaj. Cov nyiaj no tau suav nrog rau hauv xyoo nyiaj txiag 2022-23, uas tau kho dua qhov kev pab cuam nyiaj pab IHP. Thov xa koj cov lus nug mus rau TribalAffairs@dhcs.ca.gov.
Koom nrog peb pab neeg
DHCS tau tshaj tawm cov haujlwm qhib hauv qab no:
- Tus Lwm Thawj Coj Tus Kws Pab Tswv Yim, Lub Chaw Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Cai Lij Choj (OLS), yuav npaj, teeb tsa, thiab ua haujlwm ntawm OLS hauv kev txhawb nqa kev ua haujlwm OLS thiab kev tswj hwm tag nrho ntawm DHCS cov haujlwm. (Hnub kawg ua ntawv thov yog Lub Peb Hlis 22)
- Chief, Health Information Management Division (HIMD), will lead highly motivated teams to transform data exchange and to manage critical data processes for DHCS programs, including Medi-Cal, and stakeholders. (Final filing date is March 26)
DHCS tseem ntiav rau kev sib txuas lus, tib neeg cov peev txheej, kev tshuaj xyuas, txoj cai tswjfwm kev noj qab haus huv, kev siv thev naus laus zis, thiab lwm pab pawg. Yog xav paub ntxiv, thov mus saib hauv CalCareers lub vev xaib.
Cov Rooj Sib Tham Cov Neeg Koom Tes thiab Webinar yuav los tom ntej
Lub Rooj Sib Tham Pab Pawg thiab IHP Cov Neeg Sawv Cev
On March 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., DHCS will host a virtual tribal and IHP representatives meeting to provide updates on DHCS programs and initiatives. DHCS hosts this meeting quarterly to facilitate early engagement and discussion with tribal partners on the development of DHCS policies that may affect health care for American Indians in California. The meetings allow tribal and IHP representatives a forum to provide feedback on DHCS initiatives that specifically impact tribes, IHPs, and American Indian Medi-Cal members. The invitation and agenda are posted on the IHP webpage. Other meeting materials will be posted as they become available.
CalAIM Muab Kev Nkag Mus thiab Hloov Kho Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv (PATH) Technical Assistance (TA) Marketplace Virtual Vendor Fair
On March 12, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., DHCS will host a virtual California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) PATH TA Marketplace Vendor Fair that will feature presentations from vendors providing services in Domain 4 of the PATH TA Marketplace: “Strengthening Care for Enhanced Care Management (ECM) Populations of Focus.”
Cov Rooj Sib Tham Txog Cov Neeg Muag Khoom TA yog ib lub cib fim rau cov neeg muag khoom los nthuav qhia lawv lub koom haum thiab cov kev pabcuam rau cov neeg tau txais TA thiab txhawb kom siv TA Marketplace. Cov neeg tau txais TA thiab cov koom haum uas xav paub ntxiv txog TA Marketplace, suav nrog yuav ua li cas thov kom tau txais cov kev pabcuam dawb, raug caw tuaj koom. Mus saib TA Marketplace kom sau npe thiab kawm paub ntxiv txog cov Vendor Fairs yav tom ntej.
Additional upcoming TA Vendor Fairs include the Building Data Capacity Vendor Fair on March 28, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., and the Community Supports and Workforce Vendor Fair on April 9, from 9 to 10:30 a.m.
Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Program (HACCP) Webinar
On March 13, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., DHCS will host a HACCP webinar (advance registration required) to share guidance with families and community partners about applying for hearing aid coverage and maximizing HACCP benefits once enrolled. DHCS welcomes interested families, families currently participating in HACCP, and community partners to join this webinar for program updates, tips, and a question-and-answer session. For more information, please visit the HACCP webpage.
CalAIM Pawg Saib Xyuas Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv Tus Cwj Pwm
Thaum Lub Peb Hlis 15 thaum 10 teev sawv ntxov, DHCS yuav tuav ib pawg neeg ua haujlwm CalAIM Behavioral Health Workgroup hauv online los muab cov xov xwm tshiab txog Recovery Incentives Program thiab California Behavioral Health Community-Based Organized Networks of Equitable Care and Treatment (BH-CONNECT). Cov tswv cuab ntawm pawg neeg ua haujlwm tuaj yeem muab cov lus taw qhia txog kev siv thiab kev txiav txim siab ua haujlwm. Lub rooj sib tham no qhib rau cov pej xeem, uas tuaj yeem tawm tswv yim thaum kawg ntawm lub rooj sib tham. Thov xa koj cov lus nug mus rau BHCalAIM@dhcs.ca.gov.
CalAIM Intermediate Care Facility for the Developmentally Disabled (ICF/DD) Carve-In
On March 22, DHCS will host an office hours session as part of its educational webinar series on the CalAIM ICF/DD Carve-In. The office hours provide a dedicated forum for DHCS and the Department of Developmental Services to engage with ICF/DD Homes, Regional Centers, and Medi-Cal managed care plan representatives to address questions related to ICF/DD Carve-In policy requirements and implementation of the transition to managed care that took effect on January 1, 2024.
Cov neeg koom nrog lub sijhawm ua haujlwm raug txhawb kom xa cov lus nug mus rau LTCtransition@dhcs.ca.gov ua ntej thaum sau npe. Cov ntaub ntawv ntxiv txog cov kev sib tham hauv web uas yuav los txog no muaj nyob rau ntawm nplooj ntawv web CalAIM ICF/DD Long-Term Care Carve-In.
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California nqis peev $ 67 lab txhawm rau nthuav tawm Cov Kev Pabcuam Kev Mob Ntsws Thaum Ntxov
Thaum Lub Peb Hlis 8, DHCS tau tshaj tawm xov xwm tshaj tawm tias tau muab $ 67 lab rau 99 lub koom haum, thoob plaws 30 lub nroog, los nthuav cov kev pab cuam thiab kev coj ua thaum ntxov uas muab kev pabcuam kev noj qab haus huv thiab kev noj qab haus huv rau cov menyuam yaus, cov hluas, thiab cov tub ntxhais hluas hauv California. Kev kho mob thaum ntxov yog qhov tseem ceeb rau kev qeeb cov tsos mob thiab kev loj hlob ntawm cov kab mob hlwb uas tuaj yeem ua rau muaj kev sib cais hauv zej zog, kev ua haujlwm tsis zoo, thiab kev tuag ua ntej lub sijhawm. Los ntawm kev nthuav dav cov qauv kev coj ua raws li pov thawj thiab cov qauv kev coj ua pov thawj hauv zej zog (EBP/CDEP) uas ua tau zoo thoob plaws lub xeev, California yuav txhim kho kev nkag mus rau cov kev pab cuam tseem ceeb kom tau raws li cov kev xav tau kev pab cuam thaum ntxov ntawm cov menyuam yaus thiab cov hluas, suav nrog cov kev xav tau kev noj qab haus huv ntawm lub hlwb thiab tus cwj pwm, vaj tse, kev kawm thiab kev txhawb nqa kev ua haujlwm, thiab kev sib txuas rau lwm yam kev pabcuam.
Niam Txiv Zoo, Thriving Kids Video Series
On March 6, DHCS issued a news release (English and Spanish) to announce the Positive Parents, Thriving Kids video series that will give parents and caregivers additional resources to face potential parenting challenges they may encounter, particularly as it relates to the mental health of the children in their lives. Both Positive Parents, Thriving Kids and the previously released Healthy Minds, Thriving Kids series are part of the First Partner’s California For All Kids initiative, and aim to address the youth mental health crisis through tangible, evidence-based resources and support.