CIN Workshop — The Future of Medi-Cal: Changes and Opportunities Within CalAIM

Past Event

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

9:00 – 10:30 AM (PT)

Online

About This Event

CIN hosted a workshop to hear from CIN partner health plans about their role and approaches in implementing changes under the CalAIM (California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal) initiative, particularly when it comes to supporting social needs that impact health. This recording captures the high-level overview of CalAIM changes and opportunities that is taken from a larger discussion session. The overview was presented by Melora Simon, senior strategist at the California Health Care Foundation.

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Presenters

Melora Simon, MPH

Associate Director, People-Centered Care

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