CAHP’s 39th Annual Conference

California’s successful push to reach universal health care coverage has been threatened- endangering coverage for millions. Health plans worked in partnership with the Department of Health Care Services and Covered California to keep as many Californians covered as possible. The state budget crisis worsened in California, causing painful cuts to funding and the Governor reversed course on promised investments in Medi-Cal. Federal changes and reductions in support for Medi-Cal and Covered California raise new challenges for health plans and enrollees to access coverage.

California is pushing to improve health care affordability and health plans are working with providers to increase data coordination, reduce red tape, and increase efficiencies. Meanwhile the Medi-Cal program is looking to a future where plans need to work more with community-based organizations, provide street medicine, revamp Medicare coverage, all with less resources than needed.

While California seeks to drive healthcare affordability, the California Legislature once again considered a large number of bills that would increase health care premiums. Hot topics included prior authorization, access, benefit mandates, and drug costs.

Join over 1,000 other health care professionals to learn how health plans in California are dealing with changes and taking on new responsibilities.