January 23, 2025

For Coverage Ambassadors, and those interested in becoming a Coverage Ambassador, please Save the Date for an upcoming DHCS webinar focused on Justice-Involved Reentry & CYBHI Updates. The webinar will take place on Thursday, January 30, 2025, from 11:00-11:45 AM.

When: January 30, 2025, from 11–11:45 AM (PST)

Where: Online via Webex (advance registration required)

DHCS invites Coverage Ambassadors to join the webinar and provide key updates on two significant initiatives:

• Justice-Involved Reentry Initiative: Learn about California’s efforts to improve health outcomes for justice-involved individuals by ensuring continuity of health coverage upon release from correctional facilities.

• CYBHI: Discover how early childhood wraparound services will be expanded to provide mental health support for children, youth, and families.

The webinar will highlight ways these initiatives aim to reduce health disparities and promote equitable access to care for vulnerable populations. Past webinar content may be accessed here.

Interested in becoming a Coverage Ambassador? Find more details below and sign up here.

Coverage Ambassadors are people who help people in their community find, better understand, or keep their health coverage. Anyone can become a Coverage Ambassador. If you decide to become one, you will be empowered to:

• Educate – Help Medi-Cal members keep their coverage by understanding what they need to do and when they need to do it. Share information about Medi-Cal benefits and programs so members get the most out of their coverage.
• Engage – Provide community members with helpful tools to use when reaching out to members. When requested, give feedback on outreach materials and Medi-Cal member messaging.
• Provide Consistency – Help to share valuable information, so Medi-Cal members are not confused.

Who are Coverage Ambassadors?

• Trusted community members who share important information with Medi-Cal members.
• Members of diverse groups and organizations who talk to Medi-Cal members, including in different languages when possible and necessary.
• Coverage Ambassador roles: Stay up to date on the latest information and communicate with Medi-Cal members about their health coverage.