Policy Brief
California implemented the Whole Person Care (WPC) Pilot program under “Medi-Cal 2020,” a Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver program designed to coordinate the care of high-utilizing Medi-Cal beneficiaries across medical, behavioral health, and social service sectors.
Policy Brief
California implemented the Whole Person Care (WPC) Pilot program under “Medi-Cal 2020,” a Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver program designed to coordinate the care of high-utilizing Medi-Cal beneficiaries across medical, behavioral health, and social service sectors.
Journal Article
Recognizing that social factors influence patient health outcomes and utilization, health systems have developed interventions to address patients' social needs. Care coordination across the health care and social service sectors is a distinct and important strategy to address social determinants of health, but limited information exists about how care coordination operates in this context.
Journal Article
Recognizing that social factors influence patient health outcomes and utilization, health systems have developed interventions to address patients' social needs. Care coordination across the health care and social service sectors is a distinct and important strategy to address social determinants of health, but limited information exists about how care coordination operates in this context.
Policy Brief
The Whole Person Care (WPC) Pilot program implemented under California’s Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver, “Medi-Cal 2020,” coordinates medical, behavioral, and social services to improve the health and well-being of Medi-Cal beneficiaries with complex needs. In this policy brief, authors analyze data from the interim statewide evaluation of WPC to present a snapshot of the 25 participating pilots, based on key implementation strategies and enrollee characteristics.
Policy Brief
The Whole Person Care (WPC) Pilot program implemented under California’s Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver, “Medi-Cal 2020,” coordinates medical, behavioral, and social services to improve the health and well-being of Medi-Cal beneficiaries with complex needs. In this policy brief, authors analyze data from the interim statewide evaluation of WPC to present a snapshot of the 25 participating pilots, based on key implementation strategies and enrollee characteristics.
Journal Article
Improving oral health of low-income and uninsured young children remains challenging due to reluctance of general dentists to care for very young children or participate in Medicaid, limited involvement of primary care providers in children’s oral health, and lack of parental awareness of the importance of early oral health care.
Journal Article
Improving oral health of low-income and uninsured young children remains challenging due to reluctance of general dentists to care for very young children or participate in Medicaid, limited involvement of primary care providers in children’s oral health, and lack of parental awareness of the importance of early oral health care.
Research Report
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) implemented the Medi-Cal Health Homes Program (HHP) to serve eligible Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan (MCP) beneficiaries with complex needs, including individuals with chronic conditions and high levels of service utilization. HHP was authorized under California Assembly Bill 361 and approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under Section 2703 of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Research Report
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) implemented the Medi-Cal Health Homes Program (HHP) to serve eligible Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan (MCP) beneficiaries with complex needs, including individuals with chronic conditions and high levels of service utilization. HHP was authorized under California Assembly Bill 361 and approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under Section 2703 of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Journal Article
In April 2020, authors asked Whole Person Care (WPC) pilots previously evaluated in “Integrating Health and Human Services In California’s Whole Person Care Medicaid 1115 Waiver Demonstration” to describe whether and how they used WPC partnerships and infrastructure to respond to COVID-19 and whether the COVID-19 pandemic affected WPC implementation.
Journal Article
In April 2020, authors asked Whole Person Care (WPC) pilots previously evaluated in “Integrating Health and Human Services In California’s Whole Person Care Medicaid 1115 Waiver Demonstration” to describe whether and how they used WPC partnerships and infrastructure to respond to COVID-19 and whether the COVID-19 pandemic affected WPC implementation.
Journal Article
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.
Journal Article
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.
Policy Research Report
The interim evaluation of Whole Person Care (WPC) used qualitative data sources to examine the infrastructure developed, implementation processes, and services delivered by Pilots in WPC, as well as challenges encountered and promising strategies used to overcome them.
Policy Research Report
The interim evaluation of Whole Person Care (WPC) used qualitative data sources to examine the infrastructure developed, implementation processes, and services delivered by Pilots in WPC, as well as challenges encountered and promising strategies used to overcome them.
Policy Brief
California’s Whole Person Care (WPC) Pilots implemented under the Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver, “Medi-Cal 2020,” are designed to coordinate medical, behavioral and social services to improve the health and well-being of Medicaid beneficiaries with complex needs. Authors examined literature on care coordination and developed a framework for assessing the progress of WPC Pilot implementation in eight key areas.
Policy Brief
California’s Whole Person Care (WPC) Pilots implemented under the Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver, “Medi-Cal 2020,” are designed to coordinate medical, behavioral and social services to improve the health and well-being of Medicaid beneficiaries with complex needs. Authors examined literature on care coordination and developed a framework for assessing the progress of WPC Pilot implementation in eight key areas.
Research Report
This is the 2017 final evaluation report of the Parks After Dark (PAD) Program. Parks After Dark (PAD) is an innovative Los Angeles County (County) strategy for building resilient communities that re-envision parks as community hubs.
Research Report
This is the 2017 final evaluation report of the Parks After Dark (PAD) Program. Parks After Dark (PAD) is an innovative Los Angeles County (County) strategy for building resilient communities that re-envision parks as community hubs.