Guidance Relating to Non-Discrimination in Medical Treatment for Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) This joint bulletin reminds health care providers and payers that rationing care based on a person’s disability status is impermissible and unlawful under both federal and state law. April 1, 2020 Medical Board of CA, Public Health Coronavirus, CDPH, COVID-19, DHCS, Disabilities, DMHC 0 0 Comment Read More »
Practices Encouraged to Take DHCS Medi-Cal Provider Satisfaction Survey The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is conducting a customer service satisfaction survey for Medi-Cal providers. August 17, 2016 Medi Cal, Practice Management, Reimbursement DHCS, Medi-Cal 0 0 Comment Read More »
Meaningful Use Attestation Deadline Moved The Department of Health Care Services has extended its meaningful use attestation deadlines for 2014 from May 31, 2015 to June 14, 2015. June 4, 2015 Medi Cal, Payment, Practice Management 2014 Flex Rule, DHCS, Meaningful Use 0 0 Comment Read More »
DHCS to Implement 10% Medi-Cal Cuts in October The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) recently announced that it would begin to implement the 10% Medi-Cal physician payment rate reduction on October 1, 2013, for Medi-Cal managed care and on January 9, 2014, for fee for service (FFS). DHCS also announced that it would be retroactively implementing the cuts for FFS providers to June 1, 2011, when the law authorizing the cuts went into effect. August 29, 2013 Medi Cal, Payment 10% Medi-Cal payment rate reduction, Department of Health Care Services, DHCS, Medi-Cal cuts 0 0 Comment Read More »
Transition from Healthy Families to Medi-Cal Has Begun The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) received federal approval to begin transitioning approximately 860,000 low income children from the Healthy Families program into Medi-Cal Managed Care. Phase 1A of the transition (see schedule below) began on January 1, 2013. January 14, 2013 Medi Cal, News DHCS, Health Family program transition, Healthy Families 0 0 Comment Read More »
