Health Care Access Forum –  Thursday, February 2nd

Forum Schedule: 

9:00 AM – 10 AM   Registration and Networking

9:15 AM – 10 AM     Virtual Networking Breakout Rooms
10 AM – Noon        Forum

Location:                California Endowment Center for Healthy Communities      
                                 (1414 K Street, Sacramento in the 1st Floor Adelante Room)

                                 OR

                              Virtual via Zoom 

This is a members-only event.     Deadline to Register is Friday, February 27th!

Need help registering?   Please email Andrea at apalladino@hemophiliaca.org

Are you a member who needs extra tickets? 

We have options for membership or to purchase extra tickets.

Questions? Email Andrea at apalladino@hemophiliaca.org.

MAP

DIRECTIONS

FROM THE EAST:
(NORTH LAKE TAHOE / NEVADA CITY / GRASS VALLEY AREA):

• Take I-80 West to I-5 South Take the J Street exit toward Downtown Stay on J Street and turn right on 15th Street Turn right on L Street Turn right on 14th Street

(SOUTH LAKE TAHOE / PLACERVILLE AREA):

• Take Highway 50 West Take the 16th Street exit Turn right at 16th Street Turn left at L Street Turn right on 14th Street

 FROM THE NORTH (REDDING AREA):

• Take I-5 South Take the J Street exit toward Downtown Stay on J Street and turn right on 15th Street Turn right on L Street Turn right on 14th Street

 FROM THE SOUTH (STOCKTON AREA):

• Take I-5 North Take the J Street exit toward Downtown Stay on J Street and turn right on 15th Street Turn right on L Street Turn right on 14th Street

 FROM THE WEST (SAN FRANCISCO AREA):

• Take I-80 East to I-5 North Take the J Street exit toward Downtown Stay on J Street and turn right on 15th Street Turn right on L Street Turn right on 14th Street

 FROM SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT:

• Take I-5 South Take J street exit Turn right onto 15th Street Turn right onto L Street Turn right on 14th Street

PARKING

Parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis across the street at Capitol Centre parking garage or the Capitol Garage for an hourly fee. Additional parking may also be found in surrounding buildings or on the street for an hourly fee.

• Capitol Garage (Next to Capitol Centre)
  1500 K Street
  Rates: each 20 minutes = $2.00 Hourly: $6.00 Daily max of $24.00
  Exact change and all major credit cards
  Across the street from the venue
• Priority Parking Lot at J and 16th Street
  1600 J Street
  Rate: $10 per day
  Accepts exact change and all major credit cards
  4 min walk to venue
• Priority Parking Lot off Jazz Alley
  1621 K Street
  Rate $10 per day
  Accepts all major credit cards, no cash
  5 min walk to venue

HOTELS

These hotels are for your reference if you will be staying overnight in Sacramento.  Please call hotels individually for rates.  The California Endowment has some discounts on their webpage under “Lodging and Directions”.

• Residence Inn Marriott Downtown Capitol Park
  Across the street
  1121 15th St.
  916.443.0500
• Sheraton Grand
  .3 Miles away
  1230 “J” St.
  *Corporate SET ID: CQ2.
  Go to marriott.com/SACSI
  • Enter your reservation dates
  • Under Special Rates click Corporate/Promo/Set ID and enter your ID
  • Click “Continue”
  916.447.1700
• Citizen Hotel
  .5 Miles
  Rate: 12% off BAR
  926 J St.
  916.447.2700

30-Day Countdown – Reinstatement of Prior Authorization Requirements for 47 Drug Classes Including Medical Supplies 

January 24, 2023

On February 24, 2023, prior authorization (PA) requirements will be reinstated for 47 additional Standard Therapeutic Classes (STCs), including medical supplies, for new start prescriptions for beneficiaries 22 years of age and older.

Click here to read the entire Phase II, Wave 2 Drug Classes and Key Takeaways

Five Plans to Serve Medi-Cal Managed Care Members under Agreement

January 6, 2023

On December 30, DHCS and five commercial health plans – Blue Cross of California Partnership Plan (“Anthem”), Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan, CHG Foundation d.b.a. Community Health Group Partnership Plan, Health Net Community Solutions, Inc. and Molina Healthcare of California – announced an agreement to deliver Medi-Cal services to Medi-Cal managed care members in 21 counties across the state starting in January 2024. RFP #20-10029 for the Medi-Cal MCPs was cancelled. 

Public Health Emergency Decoupled from California Medi-Cal Redeterminations as of April 1

January 4, 2023

On December 29, President Biden signed into law  the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (also referred to as the omnibus spending bill), which has broad implications for the Medi-Cal program and in particular the resumption of Medi-Cal redeterminations.  Previously, the resumption of Medi-Cal redeterminations was tied to the termination of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). With the passage of this bill, the continuous coverage requirements that paused all Medi-Cal redeterminations since March 2020 would be decoupled from the PHE termination date as of April 1, 2023, setting the stage for the resumption of Medi-Cal redeterminations.

Click here to read more about the upcoming end of the continuous coverage requirement.

Now Active – Physician Administered
Drug Policy Updates

September 16, 2022

What is Happening?

The Physician Administered Drug (PAD) policy is updated as follows:

Pharmacy claims for PADs not typically approved for and dispensed by pharmacy providers will deny with Reject Code 816 – Pharmacy Drug Benefit Exclusion. An exception for pharmacy benefit approval may be considered via prior authorization request and may be covered as a pharmacy benefit.

 Next Steps

• Pharmacy providers and prescribers are encouraged to assess their business processes and workflows to account for the PAD policy update.
• Refer to the Medi-Cal Rx Bulletins & News and Medi-Cal Rx Forms & Information pages of the Medi-Cal Rx Web Portal to stay up to date.
• Providers can learn more by consulting the Medi-Cal Rx Pharmacy Reimbursable Physician Administered Drugs list.

About the Health Care Access Forums

HCC hosts quarterly Health Care Access Forums each year, connecting stakeholders to discuss and address solutions to potential threats and significant changes to public and private health insurance, state programs, therapies and services, and provider relationships that affect quality of care for people with bleeding disorders.  HCC’s Health Care Access Forums help solve patient access issues and improve collaboration among healthcare providers, pharmacies, and state health care departments.

2023 Health Care Access Forum Dates

  Thursday, February 2 (HYBRID)
Thursday, May 25 (online-only)
Thursday, September 14 (HYBRID)
Thursday, December 7 (online-only)

Membership

Don’t forget to get your 2023 Health Care Access Forum Membership!  You can find the different options below-

To request an invoice, pay via check, or for any other questions regarding membership, please email apalladino@hemophiliaca.org.

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