René Mollow, MSN, RN

René Mollow has been with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) since 1995.  Currently, she serves as the deputy director for Health Care Benefits and Eligibility (HCBE).  She provides leadership for benefits and eligibility policy planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of health care services and delivery systems under Medi-Cal and for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

René works to ensure that policies, procedures, and related activities in HCBE conform to applicable state and federal policies, statutes, and regulations.  She assists the Directorate, Administration, and Legislature in determining program direction, and consults with the director and state Medicaid director on issues of significant policy impact involving both Medi-Cal and CHIP.  René has played a major role in policy planning, development, and implementation on matters pertaining to health care coverage, maintenance, and expansions for children and adult populations as well as benefit management for the Medi-Cal program.