Program Funding
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
- DPH gives money to local Department of Human Services
- Department of Human Services gives money to the state
- The state then claims a match from federal government of approximately 50%
- State then sends all of the money back to the Department of Human Services
- DHS sends it to IHSS
- IHSS sends it to San Francisco Health Plan
- San Francisco Health Plan sends most of it to DPH
- Comprehensive health insurance paid for by federal and state government
- 50% of cost paid by federal government (CMS)
- 50% of cost paid by state government
- Each state submits a plan for providing Medicaid coverage to CMS, so each state is slightly different
- In California, Medicaid is called Medi-Cal