California

This memorandum presents data on Medicaid long term care expenditures in Federal Fiscal Year 2003 (September 2002 through September 2003). The accompanying tables present data on Medicaid Expenditures for Long-Term Care services from 1991 to 2003.

This memorandum and the accompanying tables present data on Medicaid 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver expenditures from Federal Fiscal Years 1998 through 2003.

This site provides data, tips and tools to use with data for states and families to help guide improvements in community-based systems of care for CYSHCN. You will find a variety of resources on this site - including an easy to use, interactive data query feature that allows users to view and compare state, regional and nationwide findings from the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs.

The Compendium contains basic information about each of the Real Choice Systems Change Grantees. The Compendium will help you learn more about how these grants will be used to allow more people of all ages with a disability or long term illness to live and participate in their communities. Real Choice Systems Change Grantees will also find the Compendium useful to identify other Grantees with similar goals and activities. This edition of the Compendium replaces all previous editions.

Disability Benefits 101 (DB101) helps workers, job seekers, and service providers in California understand the connections between work and benefits.

Beginning in 2001 and continuing in 2002 and 2003, technical assistance for the Real Choice Systems Change grantees has been provided by the Exchange Collaborative team (combined efforts of ILRU and Rutgers University/CSHP). These documents provide contact information for the TA providers and two charts indicating which Exchange Team is responsible for providing TA to the grantees. In 2002 & 2002, TA was divided according to states. In 2003, TA was distributed according to theme.

This report studied assisted living in California, Florida, Ohio and Oregon through mail surveys from assisted living facilities, evaluating marketing materials for clarity and completeness, and interviewing state officials and reviewing state statutes and policy manuals.

Provides information and links to: Direct Services to People with Disabilities, Disability Access and Rights in California, Assistance for Current Consumers, Independent Living Information, & Services for Employers.

Department of Mental Health Homepage provides information and links to: Statewide 24 Hour Mental Health Crisis Hotline, the California Care Network, Mental Health Care Facilities Search, and Ombudsman Services.

CalMedicare.org provides information about Medicare in California. Medicare, the federal health insurance program, covers most people age 65 or older, some people under age 65 with disabilities, and people with end-stage renal disease. Learn about basic Medicare topics, such as eligibility, coverage, Medicare HMOs, Medicare and disabilities, and billing and claims.