​​​​​Request for Information #22-046

California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) 1115 Demonstration Independent Evaluations​

​The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is releasing this Request for Information (RFI) #22-046 to gather information and solicit input from Interested Parties with regards to the evaluation of four components of the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) 1115 waiver: the Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH) Initiative, the Global Payment Program (GPP), Medi-Cal matching plan policy for dually eligible beneficiaries (duals), and the Reentry Demonstration Initiative. DHCS submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) a Draft Evaluation Design for the first three of these four waiver components on June 27, 2022, and has received feedback from CMS on this Draft Evaluation Design. DHCS issues this RFI to seek information from experienced vendors on updating the CalAIM Draft Evaluation Design based on CMS' feedback and conducting the program evaluation described in this design.

In addition to the independent evaluation of the CalAIM demonstration, DHCS also issues this RFI to seek information from experienced vendors on the development of a new Evaluation Design to submit to CMS for the Behavioral Health Community-Based Organized Networks of Equitable Care and Treatment (BH-CONNECT) 1115 waiver, and the subsequent evaluation of this demonstration. Entities may respond to the CalAIM evaluation portion of this RFI, the BH-CONNECT evaluation portion of this RFI, or both. Pending CMS approval of the BH-CONNECT waiver application and Evaluation Design, DHCS may select the same entity that developed the BH-CONNECT Evaluation Design to conduct the independent evaluation for the BH-CONNECT 1115 demonstration.

This RFI is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. A response to this RFI is not an offer and cannot be accepted by the State to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.  DHCS asks willing Respondents to share nonbinding budgetary pricing information for each identified solution where requested. Pricing is only for planning purposes. Any pricing provided in a response to this RFI will not be considered an offer on the part of a Respondent. 

Questions regarding this RFI should be submitted via email to: CDRFI1@dhcs.ca.gov

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California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) 1115 Demonstration Independent Evaluations RFI Cal eProcure/Fi$Cal Event Code: 22-046​

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