A newly awarded grant will expand on efforts to evaluate a Medicaid program launched in 2016 by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS): Whole Person Care (WPC). WPC aims to provide coordinated health care and social services for patients with complex needs.

S4A investigators will look at whether WPC improved health outcomes and service delivery for enrolled patients; findings will be used to inform future efforts by service providers and policymakers to improve Medicaid beneficiaries’ quality of care and health outcomes.

Press release: Researchers awarded grant to study COVID-19 response through California Medicaid program
Project: Using Whole Person Care to Coordinate Health and Social Services for Medicaid Populations during the COVID-19 Pandemic