关于DHCS
加州卫生保健服务部 (DHCS) 是加州医疗保健安全网的支柱，每天帮助数百万加州人。DHCS 的宗旨是为所有人提供平等的优质医疗服务，从而实现健康的加州。
To fulfill this purpose, DHCS’ Strategic Plan establishes the following high-level goals:
- 以人为本——以人为本，设计社区全人护理计划和服务。
- 增加有意义的医疗服务——通过加强医疗保险覆盖范围、福利以及提供者和服务能力，确保个人在需要的时间、地点和方式获得医疗服务。
- 实现卓越的健康结果——改善质量结果，减少健康差距，并转变服务体系。
- 成为首选雇主——吸引、培养和留住一支多元化、有才华、有权力、有影响力的团队；
- 加强运营——增强我们的组织结构、流程和系统，以改善项目管理。
- 利用数据改善结果——利用有意义的信息推动更好的决策和结果。
DHCS is the federally designated single state agency responsible for financing and administering the state’s Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, which provides health care services to low-income persons and families who meet defined eligibility requirements. Medi-Cal is authorized and funded through a federal-state partnership. Medi-Cal programs cover physical health, mental health, substance use disorder, services, pharmacy, dental, and long-term services and supports. DHCS is also the single state agency for Substance Abuse and the State Mental Health Authority, and administers county-operated community mental health and substance use disorder programs, together known as behavioral health.
Medi-Cal serves about 15 million Californians. About one-third of Californians receive health care services administered by DHCS, making the Department the largest health care purchaser in California. Our success is made possible only through collaboration with the federal government, other state agencies, counties, plans, providers, and community partners as we invest more than $200 billion annually for the care of low-income families, children, pregnant women, seniors, and persons with disabilities.
DHCS is a dynamic Department with ambitious goals and talented, committed employees. We work hard every day to fulfill our vital responsibility to support the delivery of quality health care to Californians. We will continue to use tax dollars as effectively as possible while finding opportunities to improve Californians’ health and the health care delivery system of our Golden State.
DHCS Major Program Initiatives – Go-Live Dates
DHCS’ initiatives are designed to support the health of Medi-Cal members and communities across California. These efforts illustrate DHCS’ commitment to delivering meaningful, person-centered care within a responsible budgetary structure and federal parameters. The link below includes a timeline of the major program initiatives and their anticipated go-live dates, pending readiness and federal approvals. This information will be updated as necessary.
- DHCS Major Program Initiatives – Go-Live (Excel) (updated as of 7/18/2025)