Comments on the Proposed Enrollment Strategy into Cal MediConnect for LA

Executive Summary

Approximately 216,000 dual eligible beneficiaries will receive multiple notices regarding enrollment into Cal MediConnect. Many thousands more will receive notices about enrollment in Medi-Cal managed care only under the Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI). In addition to the sheer number of impacted beneficiaries in LA County, the enrollment strategy also has to consider the diversity of the impacted beneficiaries in LA County with regard to race, language, disability, education and geographic location. Our comments below address ways we feel the current enrollment strategy should be amended to minimize confusion and disruption to beneficiaries in LA County.