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OCA proposes measurement‑first approach for behavioral health investment benchmark; recommends delaying target until 2028 to collect better data
Summary
OCA proposed delaying a formal behavioral health investment benchmark until spring 2028 and instead focusing first on defining behavioral health spending, collecting payer data (2024–2026) and conducting further HPD analysis. The agency seeks more time to measure outpatient/community behavioral spending, capitation attribution and Medi‑Cal county
OCA staff recommended a measurement‑first approach for a behavioral health investment benchmark: finalize definitions, collect payer data and analyze HPD trends before setting a formal statewide benchmark. The recommendation asks the Board to defer setting a binding benchmark until spring 2028 to allow OCA to collect performance‑period data (recommended performance years 2024–2026), conduct supplemental analyses, coordinate with DHCS on Medi‑Cal and county spending, and reassess a multi‑year benchmark that could extend through 2034.
Why it matters: The statute directs OCA to measure behavioral health spending and to set an investment benchmark that sustains capacity and shifts resources to community and outpatient services. OCA said data gaps—particularly around capitation attribution,…
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