Winning Health | Gold Coast Health Plan | Issue 3 | Spring 2020

WINNING HEALTH 2 2020 © Coffey Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. Member Services Luis Aguilar Health Education Lupe González, PhD, MPH Editor-in-Chief Susana Enriquez-Euyoque Chief Medical Officer Nancy R. Wharfield, MD Copy Editor Calley Cederlof WINNING HEALTH is published as a community service for the friends and patrons of GOLD COAST HEALTH PLAN, 711 E. Daily Drive, Suite #106, Camarillo, CA 93010-6082, telephone 1-888-301-1228/TTY 1-888-310-7347. Information in WINNING HEALTH comes from a wide range of medical experts. If you have any concerns or questions about specific content that may affect your health, please contact your health care provider. Models may be used in photos and illustrations. WINNING Diabetes Prevention Program Gold Coast Health Plan (GCHP) has a Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP). This program was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The goal of the program is to work with people with prediabetes to help prevent type 2 diabetes. This member benefit can be delivered in person or online in both English and Spanish. Prediabetes means your blood sugar is higher than normal, but not yet diabetes. You may be at risk for getting type 2 diabetes if you: ●  ● Are 45 years of age or older. ●  ● Are overweight. ●  ● Have a family history of type 2 diabetes. ●  ● Are physically active fewer than three times per week. ●  ● Had diabetes while pregnant. Prediabetes can lead to type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes raises your risk for heart disease; stroke; kidney failure; and loss of toes, feet or legs. If you have prediabetes, it can be reversed! You can cut your risk of getting type 2 diabetes in half by losing 5% to 7% of your body weight. GCHP’s Diabetes Prevention Program is led by a trained lifestyle coach to help you: ●  ● Learn new skills. ●  ● Set and meet goals. ●  ● Keep you motivated. The coach will also lead discussions and help make the program fun and interesting. Together with your peers, you can share ideas, celebrate successes and work to overcome barriers. To learn more about how to prevent diabetes or to see if you qualify for the DPP benefit, visit the Solera website, Solera4me.com/gchp , or call 1-888-305-6008 . If you use a TTY, call 711 . Stay covered! Medi-Cal renews once a year, unless you have a change that affects your eligibility during the year. Renewals are done by the Ventura County Human Ser vices Agency (HSA), not by Gold Coast Health Plan (GCHP). Here is how it works: ❱  ❱ HSA will first try to automatically fill out your renewal by using information from electronic data sources. If more information is needed, HSA will send you a redetermination packet. ❱  ❱ If you have Medi-Cal through the Social Security Administration (SSA) because you get Supplemental Security Income (SSI), you have a different process. The SSA will let you know if they need any information from you. ❱  ❱ If HSA or SSA needs information from you to renew your benefits, they will send you a redetermination packet or ask for verification. It is important to return it by the due date. If you don’t, your Medi-Cal benefits may end. If you have moved since you enrolled, call HSA at 1-888-472-4463 and give them your new address. If you use a TTY, call 1-800-735-2929 . If you lose your Medi-Cal benefits, you will not be a GCHP member anymore. If this occurs, you may reapply for Medi-Cal, but you may not have coverage for some time.