State Announces Initial County Transition Plan for Healthy
Families Program
The state released the list of counties that will comprise the
first phase of the transition of about 800,000 Healthy Families
Program (HFP) children to Medi-Cal in 2013.
The exact date of the transition is pending federal approval, but
the 2012-13 Budget Act authorized the state to begin
transitioning children as soon as January 1, 2013. The
legislation outlined four phases, and the state has divided the
first phase into A and B components.
Phase A: Alameda, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa
Clara, Orange, San Mateo, and San Diego. There are 208,376 HFP
beneficiaries in these counties.
Phase B: Contra Costa, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera,
Tulare, Sacramento, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo, Monterey, Santa
Cruz, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo. There are 185,714 HFP
beneficiaries in these counties.
A list of the phases and other details about the HFP transition
to Medi-Cal can be found here.
CSAC continues to participate in a number of stakeholder meetings
related to the transition, including subgroups concerned with
eligibility, access, behavioral health, and communications.
