Summary
Study focus: This study provides an overview of early progress in and strategies used to implement California’s Whole Person Care (WPC) Pilot Program, a $3 billion Medicaid Section 1115(a) waiver demonstration project focused on improving the integrated delivery of health, behavioral health, and social services for Medicaid beneficiaries who use acute and costly services in multiple service sectors.
Findings: WPC pilots reported significant progress in developing partnerships, data-sharing infrastructure, and services needed to coordinate care for identified patient populations. The authors also identified major barriers to WPC implementation, such as difficulty identifying and engaging eligible beneficiaries and the lack of affordable housing. Early results from WPC suggest that given adequate financial incentives, systemwide changes needed to facilitate cross-sector integration of care are possible and can be initiated under Medicaid.
Read the Publication:
- Journal Article: Integrating Health and Human Services in California’s Whole Person Care Medicaid 1115 Waiver Demonstration