OPEN MINDS To Feature Live Session On Latest Medi-Cal Benefit Rollout
Gettysburg, PA. (June 2, 2024) — On Wednesday, August 14th, leaders from Abrazar, Inc., CalOptima, and The California Department of Health Care Services will present in the live session Community Health Workers – Understanding The Latest Medi-Cal Benefit Rollout at The 2024 OPEN MINDS Institute For Operational Excellence.
Join CalOptima Health and their partners in Orange County as they share the rollout of the Medi-Cal CHW benefit, informed by Co-Design workshops with Community-Based Organizations. The Co-Design workshops highlighted key issues and prioritized them for inclusion in the CHW Academy for Supervising Providers launched by CalOptima Health in partnership with Community Institute for Change LLC and its associates.
In the live session on August 14th, attendees will learn about the CHW Academy for Supervising Providers and explore strategies that support organizations for successful implementation of this new Medi-Cal service.
About The Community Health Worker Services Benefit:
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) added Community Health Worker (CHW) services as a Medi-Cal benefit starting July 1, 2022. CHW services are an integral part of Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports offered by managed care plans (MCPs) as part of the CalAIM initiative.
CHW services assist with a variety of concerns impacting MCP Members, including but not limited to, the control and prevention of chronic conditions or infectious diseases, behavioral health conditions, and the need for preventive services. CHWs are known by a variety of job titles, including promoters, community health representatives, navigators, and other non-licensed public health workers.
Featured Presenters:
- Mario Ortega, Chief Executive Officer, from Abrazar, Inc. is the youngest of nine children whose parents immigrated from Mexico to Orange County in search of a better life. This has inspired his life’s work of addressing health inequities and improving social determinants of health for the community through programs at Abrazar. Before joining Abrazar. Mr. Ortega was the lead Non-profit Audit Manager for a CPA public accounting firm.
- Mia Arias, Director Of CalAIM, from CalOptima is responsible for the implementation of the CalAIM community supports services and Enhanced Care Management benefit. She has over 15 years of experience designing and implementing programs, services and systems for low-income communities of color.
- Iliana Soto, Health Equity Advisor, Office Of Health Equity Advisory Committee, from California Department Of Public Health is a catalyst for systems change and has worked on community change initiatives for almost 30 years. She serves on several local and state-level committees and recently organized the Healthcare Everywhere: The Rise of Community Health Workers conference with Coast Community College District and worked with CalOptima Health to launch the CHW Academy for Supervising Providers.
- Richard Louis, III, Vice President, Western Region, OPEN MINDS brings extensive experience in public and for-profit behavioral health care administration and business development to the OPEN MINDS team. Previously, Mr. Louis served as the Assistant Director of the San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health and Vice President of Government Operations for College Health Enterprises.
The session, Community Health Workers – Understanding The Latest Medi-Cal Benefit Rollout, is an exciting part of The 2024 OPEN MINDS Institute For Operational Excellence agenda. This year’s institute is dedicated to exposing executives to the ‘best in class’ strategies that can create and renew competitive advantage for their organizations.
Registration is now open for this premier institute at https://openminds.regfox.com/the-2024-institute-for-operational-excellence
Institute registration is an included benefit for partners and OPEN MINDS Circle members. For more information on registration, sponsorship opportunities, or media inquiries, contact the Executive Education & Events team at 717-334-1329 or events@openminds.com.
Institute Partners:
- Premier Partners: Core Solutions, NephU, PsychU, Qualifacts
- Gold Partners: Alera Health (Formerly Blaze Advisors), Easterseals Midwest, Easterseals UCP – North Carolina & Virginia, LifeSkills, Netsmart, Otsuka, Project HOME, Volunteers Of America
- Education Partners: 5e Analytics, Altruix Pharmacy, Augintel, Brightside Health, Cantata Health Solutions, Carelon Behavioral Health, CCNY Inc., Continuum Cloud, Eleos Health, Exym, Five Points Technology Group, Genoa Healthcare, Grafton Integrated Health Network, Hartman Executive Advisors, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, AxiomEHR (powered by Health Information Management Systems), i3 Healthcare Solutions, iCareManager, iCentrixAnalytics, Inovalon, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., MedSuite, Mend, Merts Taggartz, Nextgen, Optum, Owl, Sigmund Software, SimiTree, Streamline Healthcare, The Bi Collaborative, Therapy Brands, Vista Research Group, VistaCare, Waypoint Interactive, ZMark Health
About OPEN MINDS
OPEN MINDS is a national market intelligence, management consulting, and marketing services firm specializing exclusively in the markets of the health and human service field that serve consumers with chronic conditions and complex support needs. OPEN MINDS mission is to provide payers, service provider organizations, and technology and scientific firms that serve these consumers with the market and management knowledge needed to improve their organizational efficiency and effectiveness.