DATE:
May 23, 2023
06
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
RECEIVE THE SAN DIEGO ADVANCING AND INNOVATING MEDI-CAL ROADMAP AND AUTHORIZE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER AGREEMENT FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
On July 13, 2021 (14) the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (Board) committed to provide opportunities to achieve better health outcomes and reduce health disparities for vulnerable populations by supporting the County of San Diego's (County) Wellness Delivery System. In alignment with this Board priority, the County mobilized planning and coordination to support implementation of California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM). CalAIM is the California Department of Health Care Services' (DHCS) long-term commitment to improve the quality of life and health outcomes of Medi-Cal beneficiaries by implementing broad delivery system transformation including program and payment reforms across the Medi-Cal Program.
Active participation in the CalAIM Medi-Cal delivery system transformation allows the County to facilitate the integration of primary health, behavioral health, and social services and to streamline service coordination for vulnerable San Diegans enrolled in Medi-Cal. The County Health and Human Services Agency, Medical Care Services San Diego Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (SDAIM) Unit was established in July 2022 to support local CalAIM implementation. The SDAIM Unit has developed an initial workplan (roadmap) to align County priorities with the CalAIM initiative and guide future planning and coordination of implementation activities. Specific to behavioral health, CalAIM will allow for consistent and seamless administration of Medi-Cal services by reducing complexity, increasing flexibility, improving outcomes, reducing health disparities, and driving behavioral delivery system transformation through policy improvements and payment reform that will shift from the existing cost-reimbursement...
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