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CMS Announces New Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Demonstration

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this week a new Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Demonstration designed to provide states with more flexibility and resources to care for Medicaid beneficiaries with mental illnesses.
The demonstration provides up to $75 million in federal matching funds to states over three years, as authorized by the Affordable Care Act, to help care for Medicaid patients (ages 21 through 64) with psychiatric emergencies, in private inpatient psychiatric facilities with 17 or more beds.
CMS is now accepting applications from st

CEO Message: Managing Scarcity Amid a Record COVID-19 Surge

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“… good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.” – Albert Camus 

The strong recommendation issued last week by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to regularly test hospital workers for COVID-19 may have been born of good intent: to protect our vital health care workforce and make them feel even safer. 

CMS Finalizes 2018 Proposed Rule for Medicaid Managed Care and CHIP

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Earlier today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that revises Medicaid Managed Care and Children’s Health Insurance Program regulations intended to reduce state administrative burden and increase program flexibility. CHA provided written comments on CMS’ proposed rule in January 2019.

CDPH Issues Updated Guidance on Skilled-Nursing Facility Management Requirements

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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued All Facilities Letter (AFL) 23-17, which provides updated information on new requirements regarding licensure, changes of ownership (CHOW), and changes in management companies (CHOM) for skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs) and intermediate care facilities (ICFs).   

DHCS Announces Changes to Medi-Cal Managed Care Contract Awards

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Last week, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)  announced in a joint statement with five commercial managed care plans (MCPs) that an agreement had been reached on which commercial health plans will serve Medi-Cal patients in 21 counties beginning in January 2024. The agreement relates to the Medi-Cal MCP procurement process that began with a request for proposal (RFP) released on Feb. 9, 2022, and took place throughout 2022.  

Dual Eligible Medi-Cal Managed Care Enrollment — Participant Information

CalAIM is standardizing Medi-Cal coverage for people enrolled in both Medi-Cal and Medicare with changes for many Californians starting next year.   On January 1, 2023, those enrolled in Medicare and Medi-Cal, who currently receive their Medi-Cal benefits through traditional fee-for-service, will have their Medi-Cal benefits transitioned to Medi-Cal managed care statewide, which could mean changes […]