The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) posted the following alerts and weekly notices on the Medi-Cal Rx Web Portal.
- Medi-Cal Rx Weekly Wrap-up for March 17-23 (March 24)
- Prior Authorization Submission in Advance of the Retirement of the Transition Policy – Processing Issue Resolved (March 24)
- Reinstatement Spotlight (March 24)
- Extended Duration Prior Authorizations for Maintenance Medications (March 22)
- 30-Day Countdown – Phase III, Lift 2: Retirement of the Transition Policy for Beneficiaries 22 Years of Age and Older (March 21)
- Medi-Cal Rx Weekly Wrap-up for March 10-16 (March 17)
- Reinstatement Spotlight (March 17)
- Submitting Prior Authorization Requests in Advance of Retirement of the Transition Policy (March 10)
- Reinstatement Spotlight (March 10)
Also in California, Medi-Cal posted the following:
- March 2023 Pharmacy Medi-Cal Update Bulletin (March 16)
- March 2023 Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supplies Medi-Cal Update Bulletin (March 16)
Finally in California, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has recently initiated efforts to partner with its pharmacy providers in support of a Medi-Cal redetermination initiative for beneficiary outreach, targeted for implementation in early May. DHCS is seeking pharmacies interested in participating. One example of a beneficiary outreach effort would be to affix a DHCS-provided Medicaid renewal message to all Medi-Cal beneficiary prescriptions which would include links and phone numbers to call for eligibility renewal information. If you would like to attend a meeting with DHCS to learn more about this opportunity, please submit the following information to Julie.Cheung@dhcs.ca.gov by March 31. DHCS is targeting early April to hold the first meeting which will include discussion of data-sharing.
- Name of contact to attend meeting
- Email address of contact
For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.