CalAIM and Institutional Long-Term Care: Lessons for Medi-Cal Managed Care
March 2022
Center for Health Care Strategies, Decipher Health Strategies, Chapman Consulting
Older Adults with Complex Needs
Starting January 1, 2023, California's CalAIM reform initiative will require that care in nursing homes and other institutional settings be provided as a "carve-in" benefit through Medi-Cal managed care plans statewide. This report describes challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned from select California counties and other states where institutional long-term care has already been administered by managed care plans.