San Joaquin County Health Care Services Agency

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Low Income Health Program         

San Joaquin County is currently developing a Low Income Health Program (LIHP) in compliance with the approved California’s section 1115(a) Medicaid Demonstration, “Bridge to Reform (Demonstration).”  Under the Demonstration
between the State and the federal government, the County has an opportunity to provide low income residents key coverage program components as a “bridge” to the expanded Medicaid coverage which will be available under federal Health Care Reform, “Patient Protections and Affordable Care Act,” in January 2014.

The LIHP will allow for enrollment of the adult residents 19 – 64 years of age many who maybe currently served under the County Medical Assistance Program (MAP) which meets the County obligation under Welfare and Institutions Code 17000 for the provision of services to medically indigent adults. Site Map

Target implementation for the LIHP is March 2012. Please be sure to check back regularly for LIHP updates such as program guidelines and eligibility. You may also learn about the Low Income Health Program at the State of California Department of Health Care Services website http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/provgovpart/Pages/lihp.aspx.

Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike Clinics

Funded by Health Resources and Services Administration and its Bureau of Primary Care to provide health care to designated medically underserved areas or populations, San Joaquin County and the San Joaquin County Clinics Community Board (CCCB) are developing a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike Application (FQHC-LAL) for designation of FQHC-LAL Clinics.  This will allow the county to receive enhanced reimbursement to ensure our Primary Care Clinics remain open and accessible to the community. 

To find out more about FQHC-LAL, please visit http://bphc.hrsa.gov/policiesregulations/policies/fqhclookalikes.html.

Board Members Needed for Federal Qualified Health Center Look-Alike Status for SJGH Clinics

San Joaquin General Hospital needs your help in identifying patients from the Family Medicine Clinic, Primary Care Clinic, Internal Medicine Clinic, Pediatric Clinic and Healthy Beginnings Clinic (French Camp or California Street) who must comprise the majority of an 11-person board to oversee operations of the proposed FQHC look-alike.  In addition, all members of this board should reflect the demographics of the patients we serve; therefore, we need to get additional information (see  application addendum) from each potential member regarding their ethnicity.

For more information, please contact Margaret Szczepaniak, Assistant Director Health Care Services, at (209) 468-5610 or margarets@sjgh.org.

County Community Clinic Board Application (2 Mb)

Medical Assistance Program

The Medical Assistance Program (MAP), located at San Joaquin General Hospital, offers health care coverage for services at San Joaquin County facilities for those who meet the eligibility requirements, which include being a legal resident of San Joaquin County, gross income of less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Level, and who do not have eligibility or access to other coverage such as Medi-Cal, private health insurance, or Workers’ Compensation.  This program fulfills the County Mandate under Welfare and Institutions Code 17000.  For more information on the Medical Assistance Program, please visit http://www.sjgeneralhospital.com/ServicesPrograms/Medical-Assistance-Program.htm.

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