Health and Human Services
4260 Department of Health Care Services

The mission of the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is to preserve and improve the health status of all Californians. To fulfill its mission, the DHCS finances and administers a number of individual health care service delivery programs, including the California Medical Assistance Program (Medi-Cal), which provides health care services to low-income persons and families who meet defined eligibility requirements.

To achieve its mission, the DHCS has set the following goals:

  • Organize care to promote improved health outcomes.
  • Promote comprehensive health coverage. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Federal Funding - The Budget includes $4.0 billion in General Fund savings due to increased federal funding, which includes advocating for the following: (1) $1.8 billion by increasing California's base Medi-Cal federal funding to 57 percent, (2) $1.2 billion by continuing the enhanced funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and (3) $1.0 billion through continued federal flexibilities.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year personnel years and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2010-11*
Personnel
Years
Dollars
20 Health Care Services
2,768.4
$40,550,970
20.10     Medical Care Services (Medi-Cal)
2,638.8
40,104,754
20.25     Children's Medical Services
107.7
432,042
20.35     Primary and Rural Health
21.9
14,174
30.01 Administration
261.9
26,430
30.02 Distributed Administration
-
-26,430
Totals, Personnel Years and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
3,030.3
$40,550,970
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Personnel Years and All Expenditures
3,030.3
$40,550,970

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Personnel Years for expenditures, personnel years, and funding detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Department of Health Care Services Budget (pdf * - 61K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 17K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 16K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.