Health and Human Services
4260 Department of Health Care Services

The mission of the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is to provide Californians with access to affordable high-quality health care including medical, dental, mental health, substance use disorder services, and long-term services and supports. 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. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Managed Care Organization Tax - Chapter 2, Statutes of 2016, Second Extraordinary Session (SBx2 2), authorized a tax on the enrollment of Medi-Cal managed care plans and commercial health plans. The Budget assumes reduced General Fund spending in the Medi-Cal program of approximately $1.1 billion in 2016-17 and $1.7 billion in 2017-18. The legislation also included reforms that reduced taxes paid by the health plan industry. The Budget includes significant investments associated with the managed care organization tax (Chapter 3, Statutes of 2016, Second Extraordinary Session [ABx2 1]).
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Enacted
2016-17*
Positions
Dollars
3960010 Medical Care Services (Medi-Cal)
2,632.0
$538,972
3960014 Eligibility (County Administration)
-
4,169,058
3960018 Fiscal Intermediary Management
-
367,133
3960022 Benefits (Medical Care and Services)
-
85,790,166
3960023 Children's Medical Services
118.2
330,371
3960032 Primary, Rural and Indian Health
25.5
3,690
3960050 Other Care Services
247.7
1,785,629
9900100 Administration
365.5
41,634
9900200 Administration - Distributed
-3.0
-41,634
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
3,385.9
$92,985,019
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
3,385.9
$92,985,019

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

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, 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 * - 107K) 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 * - 38K)
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 * - 29K)
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.