California Department of Health Care Services

California Department of Health Care Services
Agency overview
Jurisdiction California
Annual budget US$ 46.8 billion (2011)
Agency executive
  • Jennifer Kent, Director
Parent agency California Health and Human Services Agency
Website www.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 into the DHCS and the California Department of Public Health.[1]

References

  1. www.dhs.ca.gov Archived December 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.

http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/

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