On Jan. 1, 2023, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) launched the Population Health Management (PHM) Program, which is a cornerstone of California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM). Per APL 23-021, DHCS has modified the previous Population Needs Assessment requirements for Medi-Cal managed care plans (MCPs) to include a central requirement that MCPs collaborate meaningfully with local health jurisdictions (LHJs) on their current or next cycle of Community Health Assessments (CHAs)/Community Health Improvement Plans (CHIPs).
As part of the PHM collaboration, the Alliance provided up to $150,000 to local health departments to support the development and/or implementation of their CHA/CHIP. The funding was provided as a grant to be paid in full upon grant agreement execution. The award amount and terms of the grant agreement were based on approval of a proposal submitted by the local health department to the Alliance.
The CHA/CHIP grant awards are one-time grants. Any additional funding for ongoing support of the CHA/CHIP will be administered by the Alliance in subsequent years.
Visit our CHAs and CHIPs webpage to view the reports for Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties.
