Health Disparities in the Medi-Cal Population: Data Sources and Methods

This document provides a summary of the data sources and methods that were used for each of the Health Disparities in the Medi-Cal Population fact sheets. The first section provides details about the data sources and methods for fact sheets based on survey data. The second section describes the Medi-Cal Management Information System/Decision Support System (MIS/DSS) data warehouse and how indicators were constructed from fee-for-service claims and managed care encounter data. It also covers the remaining fact sheets that use data sources produced by California government agencies (i.e., Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), California Department of Public Health (CDPH), and California Department of Education (CDE)). The last section provides details about defining race and ethnicity categories for the fact sheets.