AB 1672: Medi-Cal: Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly: rates.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services through various delivery systems, including fee-for-service and managed care. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed by, and funded pursuant to, federal Medicaid program provisions.

Existing law establishes the California Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE program) to provide community-based, risk-based, and capitated long-term care services as optional services for older individuals under the state’s Medi-Cal State Plan and under contracts entered into between the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the department, and PACE organizations.

Existing law requires the department to pay capitation rates to health plans participating in the Medi-Cal managed care program using actuarial methods. Existing law requires the department to develop and pay capitation rates to entities contracted pursuant to the PACE program, using actuarial methods consistent with those provisions, with specified exceptions. Existing law requires the department to consult with those contracted entities in developing a rate methodology.

This bill would require the department to notify the contracting PACE organization of the proposed rates at least 60 days prior to submission to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for approval. The bill would authorize the department to define a reasonable date by which the PACE organization must submit written questions or feedback concerning the proposed rates. The bill would require the department to respond in writing to those questions or feedback by no later than 30 days prior to submitting the rates to CMS.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. August 25, 2026Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Menjivar.
2. August 17, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
3. August 13, 2026Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
4. August 13, 2026From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
5. June 15, 2026In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
6. June 4, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
7. May 6, 2026Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
8. April 16, 2026In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
9. April 16, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4682.)
10. April 9, 2026Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
11. April 8, 2026From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 8).
12. April 6, 2026Re-referred to Com. on APPR.