CalAIM Enhanced Care Management Implementation Timeline & Updated Populations Of Focus

The document was released by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) in early November 2022. The report describes the state's timeline for implementing a new Medicaid service called Enhanced Care Management (ECM) under the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Medicaid waiver. ECM is a comprehensive care management benefit to address clinical and non-clinical needs for the highest-need members enrolled in Medi-Cal managed care plans. The document presents the state's plans for implementing ECM for various populations.

In January 2022, 25 counties that had previously participated in the Whole Person Care (WPC . . .