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As a part of its continued effort to address the opioid crisis, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is reinvesting in prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery through the California Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Expansion Project. This website serves as a separate yet complementary resource to the DHCS MAT Expansion Website and provides resources and information related to two MAT Expansion Project initiatives operated by HMA. Also included are archived resources and information related to projects completed by HMA with State Opioid Response (SOR) I and II funding from DHCS. For more information on DHCS’ MAT Expansion projects, visit https://californiamat.org/. 

For more information or questions about this site, please contact the AddictionFreeCA.org Administrators at MATinCountyCJ@healthmanagement.com

The California MAT Expansion Project aims to increase access to MAT, reduce unmet treatment need, and reduce opioid overdose related deaths through the provision of prevention, treatment, and recovery activities. The project focuses on individuals experiencing homelessness, youth, rural, and tribal populations with limited MAT access. The California MAT Expansion Project is funded by DHCS through federal grants, state general funds, and opioid settlement funds.

 

As part of a continued effort to address the opioid crisis, DHCS continues to provide funding for over 30 projects as part of the California MAT Expansion Project in an ongoing effort to combat the opioid epidemic through prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery. The goals of this funding is to:

As of January 1, 2023, the California MAT Expansion Project has achieved the following:

To read more about the California MAT Expansion Project’s impact, please go to the California MAT Expansion Project webpage.

The views expressed in content on this website do not necessarily reflect the official policies of DHCS; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government

The DHCS mission is to provide Californians with access to affordable, integrated, high-quality health care, including substance use treatment services and to preserve and improve the overall health and well-being of all Californians.

DHCS is responsible for the oversight, administration, and funding of various projects as part of the MAT Expansion Project. This website contains information regarding the non-federally funded MAT in Jails and Drug Courts and the federally-funded Opioid Systems of Care.

For information regarding DHCS and other MAT projects, please go to the DHCS Substance Use Disorder Section webpage. 

 

Health Management Associates (HMA) is a leading independent national healthcare and human services research and consulting firm specializing in publicly funded health care and the partners and populations that rely on it. Founded in 1985, today HMA is more than 600 consultants strong and still growing with more than 20 offices across the country, including four in California. HMA has local expertise and intel in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. HMA helps clients in publicly funded healthcare by providing technical assistance, resources, decision support and expertise. Visit www.healthmanagement.com for more information.

HMA is currently working with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) on two MAT Expansion Initiatives:

With SOR I and SOR II funding from DHCS, HMA led four MAT Expansion Initiatives:

The opioid consulting team at HMA has extensive expertise and more than 35 years of experience assisting clients with all aspects of the SUD treatment and services system. For more information, visit https://www.healthmanagement.com/services/opioid-crisis-response/