California Department of Health Care Services

California Department of Health Care Services
Agency overview
JurisdictionCalifornia
HeadquartersSacramento, California
Annual budgetUS$ 100 billion (2021-22)
Agency executive
  • Michelle Baass, Director (effective September 10, 2021)
Parent agencyCalifornia Health and Human Services Agency
Websitewww.dhcs.ca.gov

The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is a department within the California Health and Human Services Agency that finances and administers a number of individual health care service delivery programs, including Medi-Cal, which provides health care services to low-income people. It was formerly known as the California Department of Health Services, which was reorganized in 2007 into the DHCS and the California Department of Public Health.[1] On September 10, 2019, DHCS Director Jennifer Kent announced her resignation, effective September 30, 2019.[2] On September 25, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Richard Figueroa, Jr. as Acting Director.[3] Will Lightbourne was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom and began serving as Director on June 16, 2020.[4] Subsequently, Michelle Baass was appointed Director of DHCS by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 10, 2021, replacing the outgoing Will Lightbourne.[5]

  1. ^ https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/formsandpubs/Documents/MMCDAPLsandPolicyLetters/APL2007/MMCDAPL07011.pdf |date=November 28, 2023
  2. ^ "California health official quits after blasting vaccine foes as 'flat-earthers' - SFChronicle.com". www.sfchronicle.com. 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  3. ^ "Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 9.25.19". California Governor. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  4. ^ "DHCS-Director-Biography". www.gov.ca.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  5. ^ "Governor-Newsom-Announces-California-Health-and-Human-Services-Agency-Appointments". www.gov.ca.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-12.