The Enhanced Care Management (ECM) Program, operating under the umbrella of Fred Finch CARES, is a comprehensive care coordination benefit launched in July 2023 under CalAIM (California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal). ECM adopts a Whole Person Care Approach to healthcare, providing physical, behavioral, emotional, and social services to enhance care coordination and health outcomes. It is a care-coordination service offered to children, youth, and their families insured through Managed Medi-Cal. With a cross-regional services delivery model in both Northern and Southern California, ECM aligns and coordinates services across multiple systems of health and behavioral healthcare while addressing social determinants.
Families with children, teens, or young adults up to 21 years old, youth up to 26 years old if involved in the Foster Care System, children, teens, or young adults enrolled in CCS/CCS Whole Child Model, children, and families at risk of/or experiencing homelessness, and children with mental health or substance use conditions are eligible to enroll in the ECM program.
The program offers a thorough assessment incorporating the Social Determinants of Health, tailored services to meet each family's unique needs, dedicated care manager for each enrolled family, and care coordination, outreach and engagement, health promotion, comprehensive transitional care, linking families to services, advocacy, and access to resources.
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Families with children or individuals up to the age of 21-year-old (or up to 26 years old with a history of foster care) under a Managed Care Medi-Cal plan are eligible to participate in ECM at no cost
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Once in the program, a Fred Finch Care Manager will meet with you in the office or in the community
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Referrals come from the Medi-Cal managed care plans, and
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All approval for services must come through the managed care plans
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Contact your Medi-Cal managed care provider and inquire about ECM services
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Families with children, teens, or young adults through 21 years old
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Youth up to 26 years old if involved in the Foster Care System
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Families with children, teens, or young adults enrolled in CCS/CCS Whole Child Model
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Children and Families at risk of/or experiencing homelessness
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Families with children who have mental health or substance use conditions
For more information about ECM, contact Cristobal Hernandez, Psy.D. Senior Director, ECM at CARESECM@FredFinch.org
