ARTICLE 5.8. Value-Based Incentives in Medi-Cal Managed Care

Article 5.8 added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 38, Sec. 50.

§§ 14188–14188.4 · 5 sections

• § 14188 (a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following: (1) Value-based payment (VBP) strategies offer financial incentives to health care providers that…
• § 14188.1 Subject to Section 14188, the department shall develop all of the following VBP programs: (a) A VBP program that is aimed at improving behavioral health… see note
• § 14188.2 (a) The VBP programs described in Section 14188.1 shall be funded using moneys appropriated to the department for purposes of those programs in the Budget Act…
• § 14188.3 (a) To implement this article, the department may enter into exclusive or nonexclusive contracts, or amend existing contracts, on a bid or negotiated basis.…
• § 14188.4 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall only implement the payments described under Section 14188.1 for a service period during a state fiscal…