{"id":441,"date":"2022-03-09T13:35:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T21:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/?page_id=441"},"modified":"2024-12-16T17:38:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T01:38:34","slug":"2022-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Forum on Kaiser Permanente\u2019s Medi-Cal Direct Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;event-intro bg-mid-blue bg-dark&#8221; el_id=&#8221;grand-opening&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1731987521173{background-image: url(https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/11\/1128316823_Getty_RF_HiRes-min-2.png?id=757) !important;}&#8221; wpex_bg_position=&#8221;center center&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;details&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h1>Kaiser Permanente Community Briefing on Medi-Cal Direct Contract<\/h1>\n<h3>Recorded: Thursday, December 12, 2024<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/kp.qumucloud.com\/view\/sjrBfPeDj0NnZphVHTi29t\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button inline local-scroll hidden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Watch recorded program<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/#about\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button inline local-scroll hidden\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">About<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/#watch\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button inline local-scroll\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Watch recorded program<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/#resources\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button inline local-scroll\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Resources<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/#speakers\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button inline local-scroll\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Speakers<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/j\/82201557100?pwd=R23P8df6X7tAm89KS1Qa2A79bW1r35.1\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button inline hidden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Join Webinar<\/span><\/a> [\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;next-arrow&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;next-arrow&#8221;]<a href=\"#features\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/icon_down_arrow_dk_blue.svg\" alt=\"down arrow\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_id=&#8221;watch&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:10px;\"><\/div><div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:10px;\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"color: #0078b3 !important; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 40px !important;\">Hear from Kaiser Permanente Medi-Cal program experts as they speak on:<\/h2>\n<div style=\"display: flex; font-size: 20px; gap: 24px; padding: 0px;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 20px; margin: 0; width: 50%; line-height: 1.6;\">\n<li>An overview of the Medi-Cal program.<\/li>\n<li>Kaiser Permanente\u2019s commitment to the Medi-Cal system and core elements of our Medi-Cal Enhanced Care Management program.<\/li>\n<li>How we are connecting high-need Medi-Cal members with quality, person-centered care, including partnerships with local community-based organizations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 20px; margin: 0; width: 50%; line-height: 1.6;\">\n<li>What is CalAIM and how Kaiser Permanente is addressing unmet social needs to improve overall health outcomes and promote health equity.<\/li>\n<li>Proposed Medi-Cal policy changes and the future of the program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%; border: 0px solid #ccc; margin: 16px 0;\" \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_raw_js]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[\/vc_raw_js]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_id=&#8221;resources&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bg-pale-blue-narrow&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:30px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h3><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:10px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h4 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Overview and Outreach Materials<\/span><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:10px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h4 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Helpful Links and Contacts<\/span><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<ul style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/12\/Are-you-a-Medi-Cal-member.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Medi-Cal enhanced care management and community supports programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/12\/Support-for-children-and-youth-Medi-Cal-members.pdf\">Support for children and youth Medi-Cal members<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/12\/Housing-support-for-Medi-Cal-members.pdf\">Housing support for Medi-Cal members<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/12\/Extra-help-for-Medi-Cal-members.pdf\">Extra help for Medi-Cal members<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:40px;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<ul style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/12\/Helpful-Links-and-Contacts.pdf\">Helpful links and contacts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/12\/Medi-Cal-Local-Engagement-Consultants.pdf\">Medi-Cal local engagement consultants<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_id=&#8221;speakers&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:40px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h3><strong>Meet the Kaiser Permanente Speakers<\/strong><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/div><div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:40px;\"><\/div><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-staff-grid-wrap wpex-clr\"><div class=\"wpex-row vcex-staff-grid entries wpex-clr\"><div class=\"staff-entry vcex-grid-item span_1_of_4 wpex-text-center col col-1 entry post-826 type-staff has-media cat-11\"><div class=\"staff-entry-inner entry-inner wpex-first-mt-0 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"staff-entry-media entry-media wpex-relative wpex-image-hover opacity wpex-rounded wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/bio\/trish-rodriguez\/\" title=\"Trish Rodriguez\" class=\"staff-entry-media-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"staff-entry-media-img staff-entry-img wpex-align-middle wpex-align-middle wpex-rounded\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/11\/Trish-Rodriguez-1-center-top-180x240.jpg\" alt=\"Trish Rodriguez is the Senior Vice President, Clinical Services for the Northern California region of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals. She works across the delivery system to ensure access to healthcare services by 4.6 million members across all care settings, including care delivery strategy for Medicare and Medicaid, development of new models of care for complex needs and vulnerable populations, and operations oversight of pharmacy, continuum (including SNF, home health and hospice, dialysis, DME, and transport), Mental Health and other specialty care services, e-Care, and PACE. Prior to this role, she served as the Senior Vice President and Area Manager for Kaiser Permanente in South Sacramento and Elk Grove. She oversaw health plan and hospital operations, including Kaiser Permanente\u2019s first Level II Trauma Center and the Geographic Managed Care (GMC) program. She began her career at Kaiser Permanente in 1991 at the Moanalua Medical Center in Honolulu as a Staff Nurse in the Emergency Department. She then took on roles with increasing responsibility in the Hawaii Region, ultimately serving as Assistant Hospital Administrator\/Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer. In 2008, she transferred to the Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center as its Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Rodriguez is a Registered Nurse and earned her master\u2019s degree in public health from the University of Hawaii and a bachelor\u2019s degree in nursing from the University of Lethbridge, in Alberta Canada. Trish has also attended the KP Executive Leadership Program at the Harvard Business School.\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"staff-entry-details entry-details wpex-first-mt-0 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><h4 class=\"staff-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5 wpex-child-inherit-color\" style=\"color:var(--wpex-accent);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/bio\/trish-rodriguez\/\">Trish Rodriguez<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"staff-entry-position entry-position wpex-text-sm wpex-text-3 wpex-leading-snug wpex-mb-5\">Senior Vice President, Continuum Operations &amp; Clinical Services<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"staff-entry vcex-grid-item span_1_of_4 wpex-text-center col col-2 entry post-797 type-staff has-media cat-11\"><div class=\"staff-entry-inner entry-inner wpex-first-mt-0 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"staff-entry-media entry-media wpex-relative wpex-image-hover opacity wpex-rounded wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/bio\/arif-shaikh\/\" title=\"Arif Shaikh\" class=\"staff-entry-media-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"staff-entry-media-img staff-entry-img wpex-align-middle wpex-align-middle wpex-rounded\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/11\/Arif-Shaikh-center-top-180x240.png\" alt=\"Arif Shaikh Senior Director, Medi-Cal Policy and Engagement\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"staff-entry-details entry-details wpex-first-mt-0 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><h4 class=\"staff-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5 wpex-child-inherit-color\" style=\"color:var(--wpex-accent);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/bio\/arif-shaikh\/\">Arif Shaikh<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"staff-entry-position entry-position wpex-text-sm wpex-text-3 wpex-leading-snug wpex-mb-5\">Senior Director, Medi-Cal Policy and Engagement<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"staff-entry vcex-grid-item span_1_of_4 wpex-text-center col col-3 entry post-799 type-staff has-media cat-11\"><div class=\"staff-entry-inner entry-inner wpex-first-mt-0 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"staff-entry-media entry-media wpex-relative wpex-image-hover opacity wpex-rounded wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/bio\/kinisha-campbell\/\" title=\"Kinisha Campbell\" class=\"staff-entry-media-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"staff-entry-media-img staff-entry-img wpex-align-middle wpex-align-middle wpex-rounded\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/11\/Kinisha-Campbell-center-top-180x240.png\" alt=\"Kinisha Campbell Executive Director, Medi-Cal Coordination\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"staff-entry-details entry-details wpex-first-mt-0 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><h4 class=\"staff-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5 wpex-child-inherit-color\" style=\"color:var(--wpex-accent);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/bio\/kinisha-campbell\/\">Kinisha Campbell<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"staff-entry-position entry-position wpex-text-sm wpex-text-3 wpex-leading-snug wpex-mb-5\">Executive Director, Medi-Cal Coordination<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"staff-entry vcex-grid-item span_1_of_4 wpex-text-center col col-4 entry post-805 type-staff has-media cat-11\"><div class=\"staff-entry-inner entry-inner wpex-first-mt-0 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><div class=\"staff-entry-media entry-media wpex-relative wpex-image-hover opacity wpex-rounded wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/bio\/shamiq-hussain\/\" title=\"Shamiq Hussain\" class=\"staff-entry-media-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"staff-entry-media-img staff-entry-img wpex-align-middle wpex-align-middle wpex-rounded\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/11\/Shamiq-Hussain-center-top-180x240.png\" alt=\"Shamiq Hussain Director, Medi-Cal Policy\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"staff-entry-details entry-details wpex-first-mt-0 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><h4 class=\"staff-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5 wpex-child-inherit-color\" style=\"color:var(--wpex-accent);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/bio\/shamiq-hussain\/\">Shamiq Hussain<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"staff-entry-position entry-position wpex-text-sm wpex-text-3 wpex-leading-snug wpex-mb-5\">Director, Medi-Cal Policy<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; 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css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h4><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h1 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px 0 var(--wpex-el-margin-bottom); padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: var(--wpex-text-3xl); line-height: var(--wpex-heading-line-height); font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-style: normal; font-weight: var(--wpex-heading-font-weight); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none;\">Welcome<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bg-pale-blue&#8221;]\n<h4><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h4 class=\"staff-entry-title entry-title wpex-mb-5 wpex-child-inherit-color\"><span style=\"color: #006ba6;\"><a style=\"color: #006ba6;\" href=\"https:\/\/virtualconnect.kaiserpermanente.org\/medi-cal-direct-contract\/bio\/trish-rodriguez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trish Rodriguez<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Senior Vice President, Continuum Operations, Clinical Services<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h4><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;5&#8243; 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