Making Whole Person Work On The Ground

When it comes to whole person care models, the question is—what’s working? According to the report, Community Supports, Or In Lieu Of Services (ILOS), Annual Report, on California’s Medicaid reform initiative—California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM)—the uptake and outcomes of their community supports programs are impressive.

Under the CalAIM initiative, the Medi-Cal managed care plans (MCPs) have operationalized a menu of fourteen (14) community supports benefits. Twelve (12) are state-approved In Lieu of Services (ILOS) benefits, and two are authorized under the Section 1115 demonstration (an in lieu of service or setting . . .