Better coordination of care for beneficiaries with both the federal Medicare program and the state Medi-Cal program is one of the many goals within the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As part of meeting this outcome, California and 14 other states have received a federal grant to develop and implement a 3-year demonstration project to have dual eligibles (those with both Medicare … [Read more...] about California’s Dual-Eligible Demonstration Project Delayed to June 2013
Medi-Cal Re-instates Optometry Services
Due to California's budget cuts, several of Medi-Cal's optional benefits, including optometry services for adult Medi-Cal beneficiaries were excluded from Medi-Cal coverage as of July 1, 2009. This summer, however, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) reinstated optometry services for adult Medi-Cal beneficiaries. (21 years old and over), effective July 26, … [Read more...] about Medi-Cal Re-instates Optometry Services
