Medi-Cal Program Lacks Coordination

A new report from a public interest research firm concludes that despite large safety net insurance expansions in California as a result of the Affordable Care Act, the provider system remains too patchwork and chaotic to provide appropriate care for the state\'s poorest and neediest residents. The report, authored by San Francisco-based John Snow, Inc. and underwritten by the Blue Shield of California Foundation, suggests the state needs to focus on what it calls “whole-person care” - an integration of health and social services that would improve outcomes and cut costs for providing services.