Welcome to a special California edition #ThePossibilists, our roundup of updates from our caffeinated den in Oakland and beyond. This issue look at our recent work with the Camden Coalition related to California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM). CalAIM is a five-year, $12B plan to transform California’s Medi-Cal program and to make it integrate more seamlessly with other social services. 

Merced CalAIM Conversation May 3, 2023:

Thank you to the Merced and Stanislaus healthcare leaders who joined the Camden Coalition for a dinner conversation about CalAIM. I’m grateful to Golden Valley Health Centers and ClinNEXUS for their sponsorship of the event. Many providers would benefit from GVHC’s lessons learned preparing their FQHC for the CalAIM program. Healthplans and providers agreed that the best approach to CalAIM Enhanced Care Management delivery is a a focus on the fundamentals of care transitions.

Interested in hearing our approach to translating CalAIM into a community-based care collaboration? Email me here to discuss.

Ecosystems 101

What is an ecosystem of care?

Why is an interconnected ecosystem of services necessary for improving the health and well-being of people with complex health and social needs? How can you get started building an ecosystem of care in your community?  Read our new ecosystems brief. It includes a value case for ecosystems of care and a starting point for building and evaluating ecosystem.

Looking Ahead to CalAIM for Children and Youth

Populations of Focus

Pediatric ecosystems of care: join us for a webinar May 22.

Looking Ahead to CalAIM for

Individuals Transitioning from Incarceration

Populations of Focus

Interested in ecosystems supporting coordinated care for justice-involved individuals — check out a recent webinar and case studies from collaboratives in South Carolina and Pennsylvania.

CalAIM Funding for Workforce and Infrastructure

The California DHCS “Providing Access and Transforming Health” (PATH) program is a $1.85 billion fund to build and scale CalAIM. The PATH  CITED initiative provides funding to enable the transition, expansion, and development of Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and Community Supports capacity and infrastructure.

CITED funding applications will be  accepted until May 31, 2023.

Check out these two webinars:

How to Make Your Grant Application Stronger: Part 1

How to Make Your Grant Application Stronger: Part 2

Reminder: All Costs for CalAIM TA Requests are covered by DHCS with approval from the TA Marketplace Administrator

You  can find the Camden Coalition under on the TA Marketplace. Look under “Hands On” or “Off the Shelf” services.

If you are interested in working with our team, email us at camdenta@camdenhealth.org. We are happy to talk through your needs and explore if we are a good fit as a consulting partner. Our goal is to help you understand and succeed as a CalAIM ECM and Community Supports provider.