News Report | March 17, 2021
California Medicaid Resumes Work On CalAIM Reform Proposal, Implementation To Start January 2022
The California Department of Health Care Services is resuming work on the California Advancing & Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative to implement broad reforms to the Medicaid delivery system, program, and payment methodologies. In the multi-year implementation, some of the provisions are slated to go live by January 1, 2022, and the final provisions are projected to go live by 2027. The initiative is intended to reduce complexity, increase flexibility, improve quality, and drive system transformation through the use of value-based initiatives and payment reform. The provisions of CalAIM will be included in the state’s plans to . . .