{"id":65037,"date":"2024-05-28T11:15:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T18:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=65037"},"modified":"2024-05-28T11:15:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T18:15:37","slug":"medi-cal-expands-access-to-mental-health-substance-use-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=65037","title":{"rendered":"Medi-Cal Expands Access to Mental Health, Substance Use Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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California is on the national front lines of making mental health and substance use disorder care easier to access for patients of Medi-Cal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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California is on the national front lines of making mental health and substance use disorder care easier to access for patients of Medi-Cal, its version of Medicaid.<\/p>\n

At an Ethnic Media Services\u00a0briefing<\/a>, Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) leaders and community health care providers explained how Medi-Cal is helping Californians needing mental health and substance use disorder treatment lead healthier lives.<\/p>\n

An overview of behavioral health<\/h2>\n

Behavioral health, including mental health and substance use, is just as important as physical health, and the outcomes are intertwined,\u201d said Paula Wilhelm,<\/strong>\u00a0interim deputy director of behavioral health services at DHCS.<\/p>\n

Medi-Cal, California\u2019s Medicaid program, provides coverage for one in three \u2014 or 15 million \u2014 Californians.<\/p>\n

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