Health and Human Services
4260 Department of Health Care Services

The mission of the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is to preserve and improve the health status of all Californians. To fulfill its mission, the DHCS finances and administers a number of individual health care service delivery programs, including the California Medical Assistance Program (Medi-Cal), which provides health care services to low-income persons and families who meet defined eligibility requirements.

To achieve its mission, the DHCS has set the following goals:

  • Organize care to promote improved health outcomes.
  • Promote comprehensive health coverage. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Medi-Cal Cost Containment Strategies - The Budget includes $791 million in savings because of a number of program changes, including limits on services and utilization controls ($234 million) and providing for increased beneficiary cost sharing ($557 million).
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year personnel years and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2011-12*
Personnel
Years
Dollars
20 Health Care Services
2,704.5
$42,539,740
20.10     Medical Care Services (Medi-Cal)
2,574.9
42,062,132
20.25     Children's Medical Services
107.7
473,501
20.35     Primary and Rural Health
21.9
4,107
30.01 Administration
261.9
25,792
30.02 Distributed Administration
-
-25,792
Totals, Personnel Years and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
2,966.4
$42,539,740
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Personnel Years and All Expenditures
2,966.4
$42,539,740

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Personnel Years for expenditures, personnel years, and funding detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Department of Health Care Services Budget (pdf * - 62K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 18K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 17K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.