Rov qab mus rau Lub Kaum Ob Hlis 2021 Cov Neeg Koom Tes Kev Sib Txuas Lus Hloov Kho

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Paub

Less than two years after launching, ACEs Aware has reached two key milestones by training more than 20,500 California clinicians to screen for ACEs, thereby facilitating the ACEs screening of more than 500,000 children and adults across the state. Since December 2019, DHCS and the Office of the California Surgeon General (CA-OSG) have co-led the ACEs Aware initiative to train clinical teams to screen children and adults for ACEs in primary care settings; become eligible for directed payments through Medi-Cal; and treat the impacts of toxic stress with trauma-informed care and evidence-based interventions.

Los ntawm cov kev vam meej no, ob lub chaw kho mob hauv tebchaws ntawm University of California - University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) thiab University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) - tau koom tes nrog DHCS thiab CA-OSG los tsim UCLA/UCSF ACEs Aware Family Resilience Network (UCAAN). Ua tus thawj coj thiab tswj hwm los ntawm Lub Tsev Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Mob Me Nyuam ntawm David Geffen Tsev Kawm Ntawv Kho Mob ntawm UCLA thiab UCSF Center to Advance Trauma-Informed Health Care (CTHC), UCAAN siv cov kev txawj ntse thiab cov peev txheej nplua nuj thiab ntau yam ntawm ob lub tsev kawm ntawv UC thoob plaws cov kev kawm los tsim, txhawb nqa, thiab tswj hwm cov txheej txheem raws li pov thawj los tshuaj xyuas, kho, thiab kho los ntawm cov teebmeem ntawm kev txom nyem thaum yau.

Hloov tshiab Network Certification txhua xyoo

DHCS submitted network adequacy certification documentation, including the assurance of compliance for Medi-Cal MCPs and Dental Managed Care plans to CMS on November 1. Five MCPs were placed under corrective action plans (CAP) for not fully meeting network adequacy standards. DHCS is working with the MCPs on their CAP efforts and is analyzing the most recent network adequacy data to determine MCP compliance. The MCPs will have six months to address and rectify the CAP findings. The network adequacy assurance and certification letters to CMS are available on the DHCS website.

DHCS tau xa cov ntaub ntawv txaus ntawm lub network, suav nrog kev lees paub tias ua raws li cov phiaj xwm Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv Lub Siab (MHPs) thiab Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS), rau CMS thaum Lub Kaum Ob Hlis 1. Tag nrho muaj 39 MHPs thiab 31 DMC-ODS tau muab tso rau ntawm CAPs vim tsis ua raws li cov qauv kev txaus ntawm lub network. DHCS tab tom ua haujlwm nrog MHPs thiab DMC-ODS ntawm lawv cov kev siv zog daws teeb meem CAP thiab yuav ntsib nrog cov nroog txhua hli los muab kev pab txog kev txawj ntse. Cov MHPs thiab DMC-ODS yuav muaj tsib lub hlis los daws thiab kho cov ntsiab lus ntawm CAP, nrog rau tag nrho cov ntaub ntawv thiab cov ntaub ntawv daws teeb meem ntawm CAP yuav tsum xa tuaj rau lub Peb Hlis Ntuj xyoo 2022. Cov ntawv pov thawj thiab daim ntawv pov thawj rau CMS yuav raug tshaj tawm rau lub vev xaib DHCS hauv lub hlis Kaum Ob Hlis 2022.

Cov Khoom Muaj Cai Txwv - Tsis Hloov Kho Cov Nyiaj Tau Los (MAGI) Medi-Cal

Assembly Bill (AB) 133 (Chapter 143, Statutes of 2021) added Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) section 14005.62, which authorizes a two-phased approach to eliminating the asset test for all non-MAGI Medi-Cal programs, including long-term care and the Medicare Savings Programs. Phase I will be implemented on July 1, 2022, and will increase asset limits to $130,000 per person and $65,000 per additional person being evaluated. Phase II will be implemented on January 1, 2024, and will eliminate the asset test. In November, DHCS issued policy guidance to the counties regarding the Phase I implementation in an All County Welfare Directors Letter (ACWDL 21-31).

Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Hloov tshiab

On November 1, DHCS released the Request for Application (RFA) for the BHCIP Round Two County and Tribal Planning Grant. Eligible applicants are county agencies and Tribal entities. These grant funds will allow county and Tribal partners to plan how best to address local behavioral health facility needs, along with developing strategies and action steps to meet these needs. Grant amounts will be up to $150,000. The BHCIP’s goal is to expand behavioral health infrastructure capacity statewide, and this grant is the second in a series of six rounds of available funding. The RFA is available at https://www.infrastructure.buildingcalhhs.com/. For more information, please email BHCIP@dhcs.ca.gov, visit the DHCS website, or go to the BHCIP project website.

Tus Cwj Pwm Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv Federal Grants Update

Thaum Lub Kaum Hli 25, DHCS tau muab nyiaj ze li $ 77.3 lab rau Sierra Health Foundation: Lub Chaw rau Kev Tswj Xyuas Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv los siv Txoj Haujlwm Pabcuam Rov Qab (RSP). Lub Chaw yuav ua kom muaj ntau dua $ 73.5 lab los ntawm RFA los txhawb kev pabcuam rov qab los ntawm lub xeev rau cov tib neeg uas muaj kev puas siab puas ntsws loj (SMI), kev puas siab puas ntsws loj (SED), thiab kev siv tshuaj yeeb dawb (SUD). DHCS thiab Lub Chaw yuav ua kom muaj kev koom tes hauv zej zog nrog ntau tus neeg muaj feem cuam tshuam los txheeb xyuas cov kev pab cuam rov qab los thiab nkag siab zoo dua cov kev pab cuam rov qab los ntawm cov zej zog hauv zos. DHCS thiab Lub Chaw yuav txuas ntxiv cov lus tawm tswv yim hauv zej zog rau hauv RFA txheej txheem los txiav txim siab siv cov nyiaj pab zoo tshaj plaws uas cuam tshuam txog cov kev xav tau ntawm zej zog. Raws li qhov kev tshawb pom ntawm cov txheej txheem kev koom tes hauv zej zog, cov neeg tau txais txiaj ntsig tuaj yeem:

• Txhawb txoj kev loj hlob ntawm cov tsev kho mob hauv zej zog rov qab los.
• Tsim cov tswv yim thiab cov phiaj xwm kev kawm, kev cob qhia, thiab cov xwm txheej kom txo tau kev rov qab los ntawm kev qias neeg thiab kev ntxub ntxaug hauv zej zog.
• Nthuav siv cov ntaub ntawv pov thawj-raws li cov qauv rov qab rau SMI, SED, thiab SUD.
• Muab SMI, SED, thiab SUD rov qab cov peev txheej thiab txhawb nqa qhov system navigation.
• Txhim kho kev nkag tau yooj yim ntawm cov kev pab cuam rov qab los rau cov neeg sib txawv.
• Koom tes thiab koom tes nrog cov chaw kho mob ntiag tug hauv zos thiab tsis muaj txiaj ntsig, cov zej zog kev ntseeg, lub nroog, lub nroog, xeev, thiab tseem fwv cov koom haum saib xyuas kev noj qab haus huv, thiab kev ua txhaum cai lij choj hauv kev nthuav dav cov kev pab cuam rov qab los.

Yog xav paub ntxiv txog RSP, thov xa email rau BHRRP@dhcs.ca.gov lossis mus saib hauv DHCS lub vev xaib.

CalHOPE

Lub CalHOPE Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP) tau txais kev pom zoo los ntawm tsoomfwv kom txuas ntxiv cov kev pabcuam, uas tso cai rau qhov kev pab cuam no txuas ntxiv mus txog rau lub Ob Hlis 9, 2022, muab kev txhawb nqa rau txhua tus neeg California. CalHOPE Connect muab cov kev pabcuam CCP los ntawm kev sib tham. CalHOPE tseem txuas ntxiv koom tes nrog Together for Wellness thiab Juntos por Nuestro Bienestar, uas muaj cov peev txheej hauv zej zog uas muaj pov thawj los pab tswj kev ntxhov siab thiab kev ntxhov siab; CalHOPE Warm Line, (800) 317-HOPE (4673), uas txuas cov neeg hu xov tooj rau lwm tus neeg uas tau nyiaj dhau los ntawm kev tawm tsam nrog kev ntxhov siab, kev ntxhov siab, thiab kev nyuaj siab; CalHOPE Redline txuas cov neeg hauv nroog Native American Indian thiab Alaskan Natives mus rau cov peev txheej thiab muab kev ncav tes los ntawm kev hu xov tooj, sib tham, thiab kev pabcuam tus kheej; thiab CalHOPE Student Support, uas tsim cov chav kawm los cob qhia cov xib fwb thiab cov neeg ua haujlwm hauv tsev kawm ntawv kom txheeb xyuas cov tub ntxhais kawm uas raug kev nyuaj siab, muab kev cuam tshuam luv luv, thiab xa cov menyuam yaus thiab lawv tsev neeg mus rau cov kws kho mob hlwb.

The IndieFlix Foundation, in partnership with CalHOPE, Blue Shield of California, and the California Department of Education, developed ANGST: Building Resilience, a film based on a mental health support program, endorsed by educators, psychiatrists, and mental health advocates. The film includes Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, who spoke of his own challenges with anxiety. The kick-off event was held on October 19, and the film aired on Sacramento PBS affiliate KVIE on October 20. The program will be provided to all California public middle and high schools during the 2021-2022 academic year.

Daim ntawv pov thawj ntawm Kev Ua Raws Cai - Hloov pauv, tso tawm, thiab tsis kam lees txais kev txiav txim siab mloog

Thaum Lub Kaum Ob Hlis, DHCS yuav tshaj tawm daim ntawv pov thawj ua raws li txoj cai rau nws lub vev xaib. Raws li AB 133 (Tshooj 143, Cov Cai Lij Choj Xyoo 2021), ntu 14126.029 tau ntxiv rau WIC, uas yuav tsum tau kom cov chaw saib xyuas neeg mob mus sij hawm ntev ua raws li kev txiav txim siab ntawm DHCS' Office of Administrative Hearing and Appeals uas pom tias cov chaw saib xyuas neeg mob mus sij hawm ntev tau raug xa mus, raug tso tawm, lossis tsis kam lees txais tus neeg nyob hauv tsev kho mob dua. Thaum twg muab tso tawm lawm, cov chaw saib xyuas neeg mob mus sij hawm ntev yuav tsum xa daim ntawv pov thawj raws li cov lus qhia uas tau muab. Daim ntawv pov thawj yuav muab nrog rau txhua qhov kev txiav txim siab.

Txhawm rau ua raws li kev ua raws cai, cov chaw saib xyuas kev noj qab haus huv mus sij hawm ntev yuav tsum ua daim ntawv pov thawj ntawm kev ua raws li DHCS tsis pub dhau peb hnub ntawm hnub uas tau txais kev txiav txim plaub ntug. Yog tias lub chaw ua haujlwm tsis ua raws li cov ntaub ntawv pov thawj lossis ua raws sijhawm raws li qhov kev txiav txim hauv lub rooj sib hais, DHCS yuav raug nplua $750 toj ib hnub rau txhua hnub lub chaw ua haujlwm tsis ua raws li, txog li $75,000.

Nruam Glucose Monitors

DHCS will add Therapeutic Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems as a pharmacy-billed medical supply benefit through Medi-Cal Rx, effective January 1, 2022. The coverage criteria and provider bulletins will be available on the Medi-Cal Rx website the first week of December 2021.

Dental Integration – Health Plan of San Mateo (HPSM)

Senate Bill (SB) 849 (Chapter 47, Statutes of 2018) authorized DHCS to establish a dental integration program in San Mateo County to include Medi-Cal dental services as a covered benefit under HPSM. The purpose of this effort is to test the impact on oral care access, quality, utilization, and medical costs by delivering covered dental services under the Medi-Cal managed care delivery system. The integration of the dental benefit into HPSM will take effect on January 1, 2022, and will be authorized for no more than six years, ending on December 31, 2027. All Medi-Cal members enrolled in HPSM will receive their dental care through HPSM in addition to their medical services. HPSM members were mailed notices in October, November, and December to inform them of this benefit change. Provider bulletins are also posted on the Medi-Cal Dental website.

Dental Transformation Initiative (DTI)

Txij li thaum Lub Kaum Hli Ntuj hnub tim 31, 2021, tag nrho cov nyiaj them rau Domain 2 tau muab yog kwv yees li $ 210 lab, thiab muaj 3,461 tus neeg muab kev pabcuam tau xaiv koom nrog. Lub hom phiaj ntawm Domain 2 yog los kuaj mob caries thaum yau los ntawm kev siv kev ntsuam xyuas kev pheej hmoo ntawm caries los kho nws ua ib yam kab mob ntev thiab los qhia txog tus qauv uas tiv thaiv thiab txo cov kab mob hauv qhov ncauj. Yog xav paub ntxiv, thov mus saib lub vev xaib DHCS. Raws li Medi-Cal 2020 txoj kev zam txim txuas ntxiv, DTI yuav xaus rau lub Kaum Ob Hlis 31, thiab kev them nyiaj yuav txuas ntxiv mus rau hnub ua haujlwm txog rau lub Kaum Ob Hlis 31, 2021.

Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS)

The DMC-ODS 1115 demonstration waiver is active in 37 counties, covering 96 percent of California’s population. DHCS is in negotiations with CMS for approval of the DMC-ODS program in the new waiver period, from 2022-2026; DHCS developed the policies included in the new waiver through multiple stakeholder engagement meetings and stakeholder comments on a draft information notice posted in November. The final information notice outlining updated DMC-ODS policy will be released in December.

Tsis tas li ntawd xwb, DHCS tau siv SB 823 (Tshooj 781, Cov Cai Lij Choj Xyoo 2018) los ntawm Daim Ntawv Ceeb Toom Txog Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv Tus lej: 21-001, uas yuav tsum tau kom DHCS cov chaw kho mob haus dej cawv thiab lwm yam tshuaj (AOD) uas tau tso cai kom tau txais tsawg kawg ib qho Kev Tsim Nyog Saib Xyuas Qib Siab (LOC) ntawm DHCS thiab/lossis tsawg kawg ib daim ntawv pov thawj ASAM LOC uas sib xws nrog txhua yam ntawm nws cov kev pabcuam. Txij li thaum Lub Kaum Hli Ntuj xyoo 2021, DHCS tau ua tiav tag nrho 1,527 daim ntawv xaiv tsa rau cov neeg muab kev pabcuam AOD hauv California. Ntawm cov kev xaiv ntawd, muaj 1,227 uas ua haujlwm rau 437 tus neeg muab kev pabcuam. Muaj cov ntaub ntawv ntxiv txog DMC-ODS nyob rau hauv lub vev xaib DHCS.

Tsis tas li ntawd xwb, DHCS tau cog lus nrog Lub Koom Haum Saib Xyuas Kev Zoo Sab Nraud (EQRO) los tshuaj xyuas cov nroog DMC-ODS txhua xyoo txog kev nkag mus, kev nkag mus raws sijhawm, thiab qhov zoo ntawm kev saib xyuas. Cov ntaub ntawv los ntawm cov kev tshuaj xyuas no tau muab sau ua ke hauv cov ntawv qhia txhua xyoo ntawm lub nroog, uas tau muab tso rau hauv lub vev xaib EQRO. Los ntawm daim ntawv cog lus nrog UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, DHCS ua cov haujlwm ntsuam xyuas txhua xyoo ntawm DMC-ODS kev zam txim los ntsuas thiab saib xyuas cov txiaj ntsig ntawm qhov kev pab cuam; cov ntawv qhia txog kev ntsuam xyuas kev zam txim ntawm DMC-ODS tau muab tso rau hauv lub vev xaib UCLA ISAP.

Kev Hloov Kho Hauv Tsev thiab Hauv Zej Zog (HCBA) Kev Hloov Kho

DHCS yuav xa ib qho kev hloov kho tshiab rau CMS kom nce tus nqi them rov qab txhua hnub rau cov neeg muab kev pabcuam rau HCBA Waiver Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled - Continuous Nursing Care (ICF/DD-CNC), raws li AB 133 (Tshooj 143, Cov Cai ntawm xyoo 2021). Cov nqi nce yuav siv tau thaum CMS tso cai, uas yuav siv tau txog li 90 hnub tom qab xa daim ntawv thov.

Qhov kev zam ntawm HCBA muab kev pabcuam mus sij hawm ntev, nyob hauv zej zog thiab kev txhawb nqa rau Medi-Cal-tsim nyog tau txais txiaj ntsig hauv zej zog uas lawv xaiv. Cov kev pabcuam no suav nrog kev saib xyuas tus kheej lub luag haujlwm, kev tswj hwm tus kheej, thiab kev saib xyuas tus kheej tsim nyog los tswj kev noj qab haus huv thiab kev nyab xeeb ntawm ib tus neeg uas muaj qib kev saib xyuas xav tau hauv zej zog tsis yog lub tsev haujlwm.

Kev Yuav Khoom MCP - Kev Hloov Kho Qauv

DHCS completed its review of the approved county ordinances that were required to be submitted to DHCS by October 10. A final list of counties approved to move forward with a Plan Model change was posted on the DHCS website.

Additionally, by December 3, MCPs were each required to submit for DHCS review a network contracting strategy; those strategies are being reviewed. Final approval to implement on January 1, 2024, will be based upon MCP operational readiness and CMS approval. Additional information is available on the DHCS website.

Medi-Cal Health Enrollment Navigators Project

DHCS is expanding and extending efforts to enroll hard-to-reach Medi-Cal populations. Effective July 1, 2019, AB 74 (Chapter 23, Statutes of 2019) appropriated $59.7 million for DHCS to partner with counties and community-based organizations (CBOs) to conduct Medi-Cal outreach, enrollment, retention, and navigation services for hard-to-reach Medi-Cal and potentially eligible Medi-Cal populations. Due to the community health impacts of COVID-19, navigator services are now more critical than ever. Project partners have implemented innovative and creative approaches to contact and enroll eligible populations in their local communities, provided vaccine information and outreach at the local level, and engaged college students at all levels. The current phase of the project allows CBOs and counties to incorporate new or expand existing activities for all participants, and continue adjusting their outreach and enrollment approaches to overcome challenges presented by COVID-19. As of November 2021, all remaining funding was allocated to project partners, enabling them to extend their project performance period to June 30, 2022. Information and updates related to the project are available on the DHCS website.

Medi-Cal Rx Kev Hloov Kho Kev Ua Haujlwm

Medi-Cal Rx tau teem sijhawm yuav pib siv rau lub Ib Hlis 1, 2022. Cov haujlwm tshaj tawm thiab kev kawm tseem tab tom ua mus txog rau lub Kaum Ob Hlis. DHCS tau xa ib daim ntawv ceeb toom 60 hnub rau txhua tus neeg tau txais Medi-Cal, thiab yuav xa ib daim ntawv ceeb toom 30 hnub rau txhua tus neeg tau txais FFS. Cov MCPs kuj tseem yuav xa daim ntawv ceeb toom 30 hnub rau lawv cov tswv cuab ua ib feem ntawm kev sib tw nthuav dav dua. Tsis tas li ntawd xwb, DHCS tseem niaj hnub tuav cov neeg koom tes Medi-Cal Rx kev sib tham thiab cov rooj sib tham. Cov rooj sib tham hauv online rau pej xeem uas yuav los txog no yuav muab tso rau hauv lub vev xaib DHCS. Yog koj muaj lus nug lossis lus tawm tswv yim txog Medi-Cal Rx, thov email rau RxCarveOut@dhcs.ca.gov.

Medication Therapy Management (MTM)

On September 15, DHCS received CMS approval of SPA 21-0028, which adds MTM as a payable FFS pharmacy service provided in conjunction with certain complex chronic medical conditions. DHCS is finalizing provider contracts and expects to initiate the program in December. To participate in the program, Medi-Cal-enrolled pharmacies will be required to enter into a contract with DHCS. The contract will outline the requirements and guidelines necessary to receive reimbursement under this methodology.

Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP) Waiver Amendment

Thaum Lub Kaum Ib Hlis 19, DHCS tau xa ib qho kev hloov kho rau CMS, kos tawm MSSP qhov kev pab cuam los ntawm 1115 Choj rau Reform Demonstration waiver hu ua Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI) thiab hloov kho 1915(c) zam. Thaum Lub Kaum Hli 1, DHCS, koom tes nrog California Lub Tsev Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Laus, tau tshaj tawm qhov kev zam rau 30-hnub lub sijhawm tawm tswv yim rau pej xeem. Qhov hloov tshiab rau xyoo 1915(c) kev zam yuav thim rov qab txhua lub nroog CCI (tshwj tsis yog Lub Nroog San Mateo) rov qab rau hauv FFS qhov kev xa khoom. Cov kev hloov pauv ntxiv rau qhov kev zam no suav nrog kev hloov tshiab rau thaj chaw pabcuam thaj chaw ntawm cov nroog uas twb tau ua haujlwm lawm, xav tias yuav ua raws li Kev Tshawb Fawb Txog Hluav Taws Xob (EVV), thiab ntxiv cov neeg tuaj koom nrog rau Txoj Cai Lij Choj 2021.

Qhov kev zam ntawm MSSP muab kev tswj hwm kev noj qab haus huv thiab kev noj qab haus huv rau cov neeg tsis muaj zog, cov neeg laus laus uas tsim nyog tau txais kev tso npe hauv tsev laus, tab sis leej twg xav nyob hauv zej zog. Lub hom phiaj ntawm MSSP yog kom zam dhau qhov kev tso npe ntxov ntawm cov neeg nyob hauv cov tsev laus, thaum txhawb kev nyob ywj pheej hauv zej zog.

Cov Neeg Laus Loj Tshaj Plaws

AB 133 (Tshooj 143, Cov Cai Lij Choj Xyoo 2021) tau nthuav dav kev tsim nyog rau Medi-Cal tag nrho rau cov tib neeg uas muaj hnub nyoog 50 xyoo lossis laus dua, thiab cov uas tsis muaj txoj cai nkag tebchaws zoo lossis tsis tuaj yeem tsim kom muaj txoj cai nkag tebchaws zoo, yog tias tsim nyog. DHCS tab tom tsom mus rau kev npaj txhij ntawm lub kaw lus thiab kev siv txoj kev nthuav dav rau cov neeg laus thaum lub Tsib Hlis 1, 2022. DHCS tau muab cov lus qhia txog txoj cai rau cov nroog hauv ACWDL 21-13. DHCS yuav tuav cov rooj sib tham txhua hli ntawm cov neeg tawm tswv yim thiab pawg neeg ua haujlwm hauv nroog los ntawm kev siv qhov kev nthuav dav no. DHCS yuav tshaj tawm cov ntaub ntawv ntxiv txog qhov kev pab cuam rau ntawm nws lub vev xaib hauv ob peb lub hlis tom ntej.

Kev pab them nqi kho mob tom qab yug me nyuam

Raws li cov kev cai ntawm American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), DHCS tab tom nthuav dav qhov kev pab them nqi Medi-Cal rau cov neeg cev xeeb tub uas tsim nyog thiab cov neeg cev xeeb tub tshiab. Medi-Cal yuav them tag nrho cov kev pabcuam kho mob uas tsim nyog, thaum lub sijhawm cev xeeb tub thiab tom qab yug menyuam, los ntawm kev ntxiv kaum lub hlis ntawm kev them tom qab 60 hnub tom qab yug menyuam tam sim no, rau tag nrho 12 lub hlis. Txhawm rau kom Medi-Cal Access Program (MCAP) sib phim nrog Medi-Cal postpartum care extension cov cai piav qhia saum toj no, DHCS tau xa ib daim ntawv thov Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) SPA, CA-21-0032, thiab thov kom tsim ib qho Health Services Initiative (HSI) los txuas ntxiv cov kev cai uas tau tso cai hauv ARPA rau MCAP. Thaum Lub Cuaj Hlis 14, DHCS tau txais kev pom zoo los ntawm tsoomfwv rau HSI, uas tso cai rau hnub siv rov qab rau Lub Xya Hli 1, 2020. Raws li cov kev cai ntawm ARPA thiab HSI, cov tib neeg yuav tswj hwm kev pov hwm thoob plaws lawv cev xeeb tub thiab 12 lub hlis tom qab yug me nyuam tsis hais txog kev hloov pauv ntawm cov nyiaj tau los, kev ua pej xeem, lossis kev nkag tebchaws. Txoj cai ARPA no rau Medi-Cal tau tsom rau kev siv rau lub Plaub Hlis 1, 2022.

Quality Improvement Awards – 2021

DHCS txhua xyoo lees paub Medi-Cal MCPs uas tau ua tau zoo heev hauv kev txhim kho qhov zoo ntawm kev kho mob uas lawv muab rau yuav luag 12 lab tus tswv cuab uas tau txais cov txiaj ntsig thiab cov kev pabcuam Medi-Cal los ntawm kev tswj hwm kev saib xyuas. DHCS qhuas txhua tus neeg yeej, ua tsaug rau lawv txoj kev siv zog, thiab txhawb kom lawv qhia cov kev coj ua zoo nrog lwm cov phiaj xwm kho mob uas pab cov tswv cuab Medi-Cal. Yog xav saib cov neeg tau txais khoom plig, nrog rau cov ntsiab lus ntawm cov khoom plig, thov mus saib lub vev xaib DHCS.

Smile, California Kev Sib Tw rau Medi-Cal Dental Services

Five “Behind the Smiles” Medi-Cal Dental provider testimonial videos were published to the Smile, California website and posted to Smile, California’s Instagram and Facebook accounts, highlighting why dentists enjoy participating in the Medi-Cal Dental program. Smile, California also developed a new educational brochure that highlights important information on aging and oral health. The new “A Healthy Smile Never Gets Old!” brochure explains common dental problems and symptoms associated with older adults, information on how to access and pay for dental care, tips for good oral health, and details on non-medical transportation services.

Tsis tas li ntawd xwb, Smile, California tau koom tes nrog cuaj lub tsev txhab nyiaj zaub mov hauv cov zej zog uas nyuaj mus txog, uas pabcuam feem ntau ntawm cov tswv cuab Medi-Cal, los faib cov ntawv "Healthy Smiles Pib Nrog Cov Khoom Noj Qab Haus Huv " thiab Smile, California-branded floss cards thaum lawv npaj yuav faib zaub mov rau hnub so.