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Mental health disparities by race and ethnicity for adults in Medi-Cal
Mental health disparities by race and ethnicity for adults in Medi-Cal
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Contributor(s):
- California HealthCare Foundation, issuing body.
California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, issuing body. - Publication:
- [Oakland, California] : California Health Care Foundation, November 2020
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Healthcare Disparities
Medicaid
Mental Health Services
California
United States - Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Community advocates have long highlighted the need for a mental health system that better serves California's cultural and linguistic diversity. They have pointed out the need to assess how people are faring in the system and where there are differences in access and outcomes. "Mental health disparities" are inequitable differences in risk of illness, access to services, utilization of services, and health outcomes experienced by individuals or groups based on age, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, immigration status, primary language, disability status, income level, or other factor, or a combination of these factors. Although California has legal requirements for cultural and linguistic access for people who are enrolled in Medi-Cal, a lack of quantitative system performance data and measures has made it difficult to enforce these requirements or to meet performance targets. In 2017, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 470 into law. It requires robust tracking and evaluation measures for mental health services in Medi- Cal. The goal is to ensure that Medi-Cal enrollees receive timely access to quality mental health services which would then reduce mental health disparities. Newly available Medi-Cal data, released as required by AB 470, demonstrate mental health access disparities for adults in Medi-Cal.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (16 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101775701 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101775701