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Jurisdiction | California |
Headquarters | Sacramento, California |
Annual budget | US$ 100 billion (2021-22) |
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Parent agency | California Health and Human Services Agency |
Website | www |
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is a department within the California Health and Human Services Agency that finances and administers a number of individual health care service delivery programs, including Medi-Cal, which provides health care services to low-income people. It was formerly known as the California Department of Health Services, which was reorganized in 2007 into the DHCS and the California Department of Public Health. [1] On September 10, 2019, DHCS Director Jennifer Kent announced her resignation, effective September 30, 2019. [2] On September 25, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Richard Figueroa, Jr. as Acting Director. [3] Will Lightbourne was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom and began serving as Director on June 16, 2020. [4] Subsequently, Michelle Baass was appointed Director of DHCS by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 10, 2021, replacing the outgoing Will Lightbourne. [5]
A December 2014 audit of the DHCS's Medi-Cal dental care program (Denti-Cal) by the California State Auditor reported that:
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