Nov
2
Issue-Based
In 2019, the California Department of Health Care Services released a comprehensive proposal to reform our state’s Medi-Cal program, California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM). Postponed by a year due to the pandemic, a revised proposal was released in January 2021, and implementation is now well underway. This multi-year initiative will require significant investments in network infrastructure, capacity-building, and patient outreach and engagement in order to be successful. Long term, it stands to fundamentally alter how crucial health services are provided, especially for many of the at-risk populations that philanthropy supports. Join this session to hear an update on implementation, what the experience has been like for partners on the ground, and how philanthropy can be a collaborative bridge-builder to support the process.
The SCG Health Funders Group convenes multiple times a year to explore emerging issues in healthcare and health policy through an intersectional approach. The group hosts topic-based and peer-to-peer learning sessions. These facilitated sessions will provide a forum for updates on critical issues, highlights of promising programs, and opportunities for collaboration.
Executive Director, Medi-Cal/CalAIM, CalOptima Health
Assistant Deputy Director, Managed Care, Department of Health Care Services
Director of CalAIM, St. John's Community Health
Associate Director, California Health Care Foundation