The website
for the Medi-Cal Inmate Program (MCIP) is now available on the
Department of Health Care Services’ website. Currently, the
website includes an overview of the program and relevant state
and federal law on the program. There is also a selection of
important documents, including the
slides from the MCIP webinar. Remember to check the website –
it will be updated as new information on the program becomes
available.
Future of First 5 Funding Webinar Video Now Available
Moira Kenney, PhD, the Executive Director of the First 5
Association of California, sat down at the CSAC office in
November to present a webinar on how counties can work with their
local First 5 partners and to also discuss the future of funding
and services for First 5 efforts. Questions included concerns
about the state potentially diverting First 5 funds during an
economic downturn and the potential impacts of a potential repeal
of the Affordable Care Act at the federal level. If you missed
the webinar, the presentation materials are available in the
CSAC Webinar Library, where
the
full recording of the webinar is also now posted.
Upcoming Webinar – Behavioral Health Dashboards: A Community
Perspective
Learn more about why behavioral health benchmarking is critical
to ongoing progress in the safety net during a Webinar scheduled
for tomorrow, December 9. The webinar will discuss what Blue
Shield of California Foundation grantees have done and learned,
as well as how their efforts can be replicated in local
communities.
The webinar will feature a wide range of speakers, including
Kathleen Grassi from Merced County Department of Public Health
and Shelley Barker from Health Improvement Partnership Santa
Cruz. The webinar will include discussion on the determination of
behavioral health metrics.
