CMS Approves Medicare/Medi-Cal Duals Project The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced that CMS has given approval to the project to require Medicare/Medi-Cal dual eligibles to enroll in a managed care plan. The project, which was previously known as the “Coordinated Care Initiative,” will now be called CalMediConnect. March 28, 2013 Advocacy, CMA, Medi Cal, Medicare dual eligibles, Medicare/Medi-Cal dual eligibles, CalMediConnect 0 0 Comment Read More »
Feds Allows States to Cut Medicaid Pay, Files Brief in CMA Court Battle The U.S. Department of Justice filed a brief last Friday before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals arguing states can cut Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) providers’ reimbursement as long as it does not harm access to care. March 8, 2013 Advocacy, CMA, Medi Cal, Medicaid, News, Payment Medi-Cal cut, CMA et al. v. Douglas et al., Medicaid, Medi-Cal lawsuit 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA Files Request for En Banc Review to Stop Medi-Cal Cuts The California Medical Association (CMA) and the other plaintiffs in CMA et al.v. Douglas et al. filed a request for an en banc review by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to stop the State of California from implementing a 10% cut to Medi-Cal provider reimbursement rates. January 28, 2013 Advocacy, CMA, Medi Cal, News CMA, CMA et al. v. Douglas et al., en banc review, Medi-Cal cuts, Medi-Cal provider reimbursement rate 0 0 Comment Read More »
Brown Highlights Budget, Health Care in State of the State Address Governor Jerry Brown promoted his fiscal year 2013-2014 budget proposal and discussed several state health care initiatives in In his State of the State address yesterday. January 25, 2013 Health Care Reform, Medi Cal, Medicaid, News State of State 2013, ACA, Affordable Care Act, Governor Brown, Medi-Cal expansion 0 0 Comment Read More »
Transition from Healthy Families to Medi-Cal Has Begun The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) received federal approval to begin transitioning approximately 860,000 low income children from the Healthy Families program into Medi-Cal Managed Care. Phase 1A of the transition (see schedule below) began on January 1, 2013. January 14, 2013 Medi Cal, News DHCS, Health Family program transition, Healthy Families 0 0 Comment Read More »
