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Managed Medi-Cal Planning Group

The Department of Health Services has launched a Medi-Cal managed care planning process, in response to the January 2005 California DHS Medi-Cal Redesign Plan that calls for the expanded use of managed care within the Medi-Cal program.

In November 2006, the Sonoma County Managed Care Planning Group completed the first phase of the planning process, and made recommendations to health services director in the "Report of the Planning Group on Medi-Cal Managed Care to the Sonoma County Department of Health Serivces Director" (pdf).

During 2007, the County Organized Health System (COHS) Implementation Planning Group is planning for implementation of these recommendations for Medi-Cal managed care in 2008.

Learn more about the planning process by reading our list of Frequently Asked Questions.

Monthly Meetings

The COHS Implementation Planning Group meets monthly at either the downtown public health offices, or at the Department of Health Services conference center on Aviation Blvd.

• Next meeting: September 26, 2008



• April meeting notes (pdf)
• 2008 meeting schedule (pdf)
• Partnership Health Plan of California public meeting schedule (pdf)



• Agenda and meeting notes archive



• Roster of COHS planning group members (pdf)
• Charter for the Managed Medi-Cal Planning Group (pdf)

Public input is an important part of this planning process. Any member of the audience desiring to address the planning group will be asked to raise their hand when prompted by the planning group chair. Comments should be brief and will be subject to a time limit set by the chair.

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Planning Documents

Document archive

COHS Planning and Implementation Update (March 24, 2008) (pdf)
Source: Sonoma County Managed Medi-Cal Planning Group.

Report of the Planning Group on Medi-Cal Managed Care to the Sonoma County Dept. of Health Services Director, November 2006 (pdf)
Source: Sonoma County Managed Medi-Cal Planning Group.

Frequently Asked Questions: The Managed Medi-Cal Planning Process
Source: Sonoma County Managed Medi-Cal Planning Group.

Criteria For an Improved Medi-Cal System (pdf)
Source: Sonoma County Managed Medi-Cal Planning Group.

Communications Plan: Sonoma County Medi-Cal Managed Care Planning (March 2006) (pdf)
Source: Sonoma County Managed Medi-Cal Planning Group.

Glossary of Terms (pdf)
Source: Sonoma County Managed Medi-Cal Planning Group.

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Related Reports and Presentations

Presentation: Specialty Access: Creative Solutions for Sonoma County (pdf)
Source: Presentation to the Sonoma County Managed Care Planning Group, February 22, 2008.

Presentation: Partnership HealthPlan of CA (pdf)
Source: Presentation to the Sonoma County Managed Care Planning Group, February 23, 2007.

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