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
  • Improved Care Coordination for Seniors and Disabled Beneficiaries - The Budget includes $679 million in General Fund savings from transitioning beneficiaries who are eligible for Medicare and Medi-Cal from current fee-for-service models to a coordinated health care delivery system. Savings will come from (1) the Medicare program sharing half of its savings with the state, and (2) lower utilization of costly Medi-Cal long-term care services (e.g., reductions in hospital and nursing home admissions) combined with higher utilization of comparatively economical physician visits and home and community based services. To achieve short-term savings until service delivery improvements are fully implemented, one payment would be deferred and managed care payment policies would be aligned.
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
2012-13*
Personnel
Years
Dollars
20 Health Care Services
3,073.3
$60,953,112
20.10     Medical Care Services (Medi-Cal)
2,753.6
60,093,971
20.25     Children's Medical Services
107.7
416,624
20.35     Primary and Rural Health
21.9
4,131
20.45     Other Care Services
190.1
438,386
30.01 Administration
307.5
25,987
30.02 Distributed Administration
-
-25,987
Totals, Personnel Years and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
3,380.8
$60,953,112
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Personnel Years and All Expenditures
3,380.8
$60,953,112

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 * - 85K) 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 * - 26K)
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 * - 18K)
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.