California Medicaid Reports Community Supports Cost-Effective At Reducing Avoidable Emergency Department Visits, Hospital Stays & Long-Term Care Use 

The California Medicaid set of Community Supports—14 “in lieu of services” intended to help beneficiaries avoid higher levels of care—helped reduce avoidable emergency department visits, hospital stays, and the use of long-term care, according to a report by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS).

In 2024, more than 494,000 Community Supports were delivered to more than 252,000 Medi-Cal program members. Community Supports include services to promote housing stability, ease transitions from institutional settings, support in-home care, provide healthy meals, and offer caregiver relief. The report presented outcomes for 12 of the . . .