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DHCS asks for staff and contracts to develop a value strategy for Medi‑Cal hospital directed payments
Summary
DHCS requested 29 permanent positions and contract resources to develop and implement a multi‑year value strategy for Medi‑Cal managed‑care hospital directed payments, aiming to align payments with quality, access and equity goals and to preserve federal approvability amid changing federal rules.
Lindy Harrington, assistant state Medicaid director at the Department of Health Care Services, told the Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 that DHCS operates multiple Medi‑Cal managed‑care supplemental payment programs for hospitals and seeks additional staff and contract capacity to design a comprehensive value strategy for state‑directed hospital payments.
DHCS said the state operated 11 hospital‑specific supplemental payment programs at the start of…
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