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Health Care Reform and. The Department of Public Social Services. Access And Enrollment to Health Care Reform. DPSS is a gateway to Health Care by providing access and enrollment assistance for individuals and families to apply for health insurance through various channels:
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Health Care Reform and The Department of Public Social Services
Access And Enrollment to Health Care Reform DPSS is a gateway to Health Care by providing access and enrollment assistance for individuals and families to apply for health insurance through various channels: • DPSS Website- Your Benefits Now (YBN) • DPSS Customer Service Centers (CSC) • Applications Mail-In to DPSS Offices • DPSS District Offices and Outreach Sites Located Throughout Los Angeles County • Calling Covered California for Enrollment
Access And Enrollment to Health Care Reform To assist with upcoming HCR enrollment efforts, DPSS has implemented the following: • Enhancement to the DPSS Website - YBN that supports applications for Medi-Cal program that meets HCR requirements. • Established three CSC sites to support DPSS offices: • Designated CSC staff will be available to assist in enrolling customers transferred to our Call Centers by Covered California. • DPSS will take applications during the pre-enrollment period October 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013 and Enrollment period is January 2014 – March 2014. • DPSS is partnering with the CEO, DHS, and Community Partners on the “Everybody on Board Campaign” to increase enrollment in HWLA.
Outreach Efforts DPSS continues to collaborate with the Department of Health Services (DHS) to enroll and retain individuals in the Healthy Way LA (HWLA) Program. • DHS-Healthy Way LA (HWLA) • DHS has targeted enrollment of 300,000 individuals into the HWLA program by December 31, 2013. • DPSS-Medi-Cal • The HWLA population will transition from DHS to DPSS effective January 1, 2014, under the Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) Medi-Cal Program.