MCAH Title XIX Funding Trudy Raymundo, President April 5, 2018 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

MCAH Title XIX Funding Trudy Raymundo, President April 5, 2018

Background • Longstanding practice of CDPH approving LHD budgeted amounts • Allocations exceeded CDPH appropriation • MCAH programs asked to scale down budgets • CDPH moving to two-year allocations based on spending

The CHEAC Role • CHEAC leadership participation in funding discussions and decision-making. • Distribution of meeting recap and pertinent updates to CHEAC membership and MCAH leadership. • Encourage sharing of CDPH MCAH emails to CHEAC for distribution to LHD Directors.

LHD Leadership Calls • CHEAC requested more regular communication with CDPH Executives on Title XIX • Recommended CDPH create a workgroup of CHEAC and CCLHO Leadership similar to our EPO leadership calls • Currently meets monthly; members of the CHEAC Officers and Executive Committee participation

Past Focus of the LHD Leadership Calls 1. Maximizing FY 2017-18 Allocations 2. Maximizing FY 2018-19 Allocations 3. Creating a long-term sustainable methodology starting with FY 2019-20 4. Understanding the funding

Next Steps • Understand the limitations on Title XIX funding. • Urge DHCS and CDPH to outline the requirements for funding growth. • Seek ways to grow funding for individual jurisdictions.

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