This year, CCHA is requesting that the California Governor and
Legislature take steps to increase access to equitable health
care.
Medi-Cal provides coverage to over half of the State’s children
and those who rely on Medi-Cal are disproportionately children of
color. These children have been shortchanged
by decades of underfunding in the program. California
cannot make progress towards health equity if Medi-Cal continues
to underfund care for the most vulnerable children.
The California Department of Health Care Services is developing a
process to re-procure its Medi-Cal managed care contracts across
the state. In up to thirty-six[1] counties,
managed care plans that are currently covering Medi-Cal enrollees
will have to compete successfully for the privilege of continuing
to serve this population. Other managed care plans,
those that are not currently covering Medi-Cal managed care
enrollees, may also submit bids. Plans that are chosen
would begin operations under new contracts with the Department in
January 2024.
