Report 2021-046 Recommendation 17 Responses

Report 2021-046: Proposition 56 Tobacco Tax: The Department of Health Care Services Is Not Adequately Monitoring Provider Payments Funded by Tobacco Taxes (Release Date: November 2022)

Recommendation #17 To: Health Care Services, Department of

When DHCS posts information to its website about the amounts of Proposition 56 funds it has received and spent, it should also post links to that information on its social media platforms to increase transparency.

Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2024

DHCS will continue to post information about Prop 56-funded programs on social media platforms annually, including information about Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment Programs, Women's Health Services, Dental and Physician Services, Non-Emergency Medical Transportation, and more.

Please refer to the following social media links where the information on Prop 56-funded programs is posted annually.

DHCS' Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DHCS.CA

Medi-Cal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediCalDHCS

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dhcs_ca/

X: https://x.com/DHCS_CA

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/california-department-of-health-care-services/

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented

1-Year Agency Response

Health Care Services did not submit a response to this recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: No Action Taken

6-Month Agency Response

Health Care Services did not submit a response to this recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken

60-Day Agency Response

Health Care Services did not submit a response to this recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: No Action Taken

All Recommendations in 2021-046

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.