California Medicaid Health Homes Program Launching In July 2018

On May 4, 2017, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced that the state would implement the Medi-Cal (California Medicaid) Health Homes Program (HHP) beginning on July 1, 2018. Following a three-phase launch schedule, a total of 29 counties will implement the HHP to serve beneficiaries with chronic conditions, including substance use disorder (SUD) and serious mental illness (SMI). DHCS estimates that approximately 351,000 to 585,000 Medi-Cal beneficiaries in the 29 implementing counties will be eligible for the HHP.

The HHP is being implemented through the Medi-Cal managed care plan (MCP) delivery . . .