The Medi-Cal Palliative Care Managed Care Plan (MCP) Learning Community was a project funded by the California Health Care Foundation. Below is a collection of useful tools and resources that were developed to assist managed care plans and providers working with patients who would benefit from receiving palliative care services.
These tools were initially developed for the MCP Learning Community. However, many of them can support all health plan case managers and providers who work with seriously ill members and patients who would benefit from receiving palliative care, regardless of payer.
This video series and supporting materials were developed to help case managers and clinicians become more comfortable with describing palliative care services or responding to common questions or concerns about palliative care when offering it to their members or patients.
Webinars
The Intersection of CalAIM and Palliative Care
Jill Donnelly, MPH, Director Medicaid Policy and Programs, Aurrera Health Group
Using Between-Patient Comparisons to Quantify Outcomes
J. Brian Cassel, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Linking Population Health Strategies to Palliative Care
Presented by a panel of MCP plan participants from Inland Empire Health Plan, Kern Health System, and LA Care
Next Steps: Using Medi-Cal Plan and Palliative Care Provider Survey Data to Inform Plan Quality Assessment and Improvement Efforts for Medi-Cal Palliative Care (Part I)
Anne Kinderman, MD, UCSF, and Kathleen Kerr, Transforming Care Partners
Next Steps: Using Medi-Cal Plan and Palliative Care Provider Survey Data to Inform Plan Quality Assessment and Improvement Efforts for Medi-Cal Palliative Care (Part II)
Anne Kinderman, MD, UCSF, and Kathleen Kerr, Transforming Care Partners
Social Needs in Palliative Care: Learning From Enhanced Care Management (ECM)
Aulina Bradley, RN, Aetna Better Health of California, and Neil A. Solomon, MD, MedZed
Reducing Inequities in the Experience of Serious Illness
Allison Silvers, Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC)
Community Supports and Palliative Care
Presented by a panel of five MCP plan participants from Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California, Health Plan of San Joaquin, Inland Empire Health Plan, and Partnership HealthPlan of California
Annual Surveys
Annual Plan and Provider Surveys were designed to capture unique differences between plans and providers, such as expanded eligibility criteria and percentage of overall palliative care business represented by Medi-Cal patients, as well as some of the same general categories and specific questions aimed at assessing the number of enrolled Medi-Cal participants, program and provider certification requirements, mechanisms for payment, caregiver supports, and sustainability. Responses were analyzed, and the data shared during the corresponding virtual convening.
2022 Annual Survey Findings
2023 Annual Survey Findings
Annual Convenings
An annual statewide Medi-Cal palliative care (virtual) convening was held in 2022 and 2023 as part of the Learning Community. The convenings provided attendees with an opportunity to reflect on the current state of Medi-Cal palliative care, share strategies and tools for assuring reliable delivery of high-quality palliative care, and consider how trends and advances in the field of serious illness care could impact Medi-Cal palliative care.
2022 Annual Convening Materials
2023 Annual Convening Materials