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—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 14 Community Supports. Nine of . . .