California Department Of Health Care Services Drug Medi-Cal Program Limited Scope Review

On November 30, 2013, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) released its review of the Drug Medi-Cal program. When oversight of the Drug Medi-Cal program was shifted to DHCS in July 2012 from the now dissolved Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP), DHCS began a program review and gap analysis in advance of assuming full program responsibility on July 1, 2013. The review identified weak program integrity and lack of adequate financial oversight of narcotic treatment programs . . .