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Local Learning: Health Funders Group Meeting: CalAIM, Street Medicine, and Homeless Services

Posted by 5sc on February 15, 2023

Los Angeles - Virtual | Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | 10:00-11:30AM PT  

Co-Sponsor: Southern California Grantmakers, Grantmakers in Health

         

Join Funders Together to End Homelessness – Los Angeles and Southern California Grantmakers for their webinar on California’s effort to  transform their state Medicaid program (a campaign known as CalAIM) and its implications for street medicine and homelessness services providers. The session will cover the basics of street medicine, the intersection of housing and health, the opportunities CalAIM represents, and where philanthropy can be supportive.

Learning Objectives: 

  • Why the connections between health and housing are so fundamental
  • How the state and various partners define street medicine
  • How CalAIM can support street medicine, and where additional clarity or support may be needed
  • Where philanthropy can be most useful, especially with regard to coordination of care, cross-sector collaboration, and research into true costs and best practices

Speaker:


Bambi Cisneros, Assistant Deputy Director, Managed Care, Department of Health Care Services

Bambi has over nine years of State of California experience with the Department of Health Care Services and currently serves as the Assistant Deputy Director - Managed Care, Health Care Delivery Systems. In this role, Bambi supports the planning, implementation, coordination, and management of the program and policies associated with California‘s Medi-Cal managed care plans and the managed care delivery system to ensure that Medi-Cal beneficiaries have access to high quality care. 


How to Register:

Please RSVP for this event by using the registration button below. Registration is through Southern California Grantmakers and is held virtually through Zoom.

Register here for the Re-Entry Webinar

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