CCJBH is excited to announce the posting of the 2023 Medi-Cal Utilization Project (MCUP) Report! This 2023 report builds upon the examination of Medi-Cal enrollment, Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan (MCP) selection, and Medi-Cal mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) service utilization for individuals released from CDCR in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19 by similarly examining these data for individuals released from CDCR in FY 2019-20.
- Unique to this year’s report is an examination of COVID releases as compared to scheduled releases. The former showed higher rates of MCP selection and service utilization, specifically within the first month of release, which may be indicative of state and local staff working expeditiously to ensure connections to community-based care because of the public health emergency, despite the fact that they had little time for reentry planning.
- In addition, a comparison to FY 2018-19 releases revealed that Medi-Cal enrollment, MCP selection, and behavioral health service penetration and engagement rates remained fairly consistent for individuals released in FY 2019-20.
- CCJBH remains concerned with the low utilization rates of Medi-Cal behavioral health services for individuals released from prison with identified behavioral health needs who are enrolled into Medi-Cal, which could be due to a variety of factors, such as transition processes, beneficiary choice, etc. As such, CCJBH will continue to examine these rates in future reporting efforts.
Visit the CCJBH Projects Page for more information on the MCUP Report and other CCJBH Projects, and we thank you for your interest in our work!