California

The Department of Health Care Services posted the following alerts and weekly notices on the Medi-Cal Rx Web Portal.   

• Medi-Cal Rx Weekly Wrap-up for March 8-14 (March 15) 
• Medi-Cal Rx Claim and Prior Authorization Request Submission Outage (March 14) 
• Adalimumab biosimilar HADLIMA™ (adalimumab-bwwd) Added to Medi-Cal Rx Contract Drugs List on March 1, 2024 (March 8) 
• Medi-Cal Rx Weekly Wrap-up for March 1-7 (March 8) 

Also in California, the Department of Health Care Services posted the following:    

• March 2024 Pharmacy Medi-Cal Update Bulletin 
• March 2024 Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supplies Medi-Cal Update Bulletin 

Finally in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) appointed Tyler Sadwith as State Medicaid Director at the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). This is a long-awaited appointment to fill the second half of former Medicaid Director Jacey Cooper’s position. As a reminder, Sarah Brooks was appointed in December as Chief Deputy Director of Health Care Programs at DHCS. Before that, Jacey Cooper held that position and the State Medicaid Director role. Her role was bifurcated and now Tyler Sadwith holds the Medicaid Director role and Sarah Brooks maintains the Chief Deputy Director of Health Care Programs position.  

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.