Policy gives us direction and technology gives us the tools—but it’s people who make change happen.
At Intrepid Ascent, we bring high-level strategies down to earth. We transform complex state and federal regulations into everyday routines that make sense, ensuring your technology truly serves your providers and the communities they support.
We align priorities, navigate regulatory landscapes, and design long-term roadmaps for growth and equity.
We focus on system design, secure data exchange, technical requirements, and vendor procurement.
We center on human-centered collaboration, workflow optimization, training, and tracking measurable impact.
Working with Intrepid Ascent has helped us drive our innovative data infrastructure projects forward more rapidly, and in a focused and effective manner. Their interdisciplinary teams are incredibly supportive and provide thoughtful, responsive, and high-quality expertise in a variety of subject matter areas, supporting the transformation of our community’s care delivery systems.
Big changes are coming to California’s housing and health landscape. Starting January 1, 2026, Transitional Rent became a mandatory service for all Managed Care Plans (MCPs) under the BH-CONNECT program. Often called the “15th Community Support,” this benefit provides up to 6 months of rental or temporary housing assistance for eligible Medi-Cal members.
Who is it for? Individuals who:
At Intrepid Ascent, we help organizations navigate the ever changing landscape of Medi-Cal. Whether you’re a plan or a provider, we can support your engagement with this new policy. Check out this 2-page overview to learn more about eligibility and covered services. Please contact us at info@intrepidascent.com for a discussion on how we can best serve you.
To promote effective, whole person care, California has launched the Data Exchange Framework (DxF), which sets out guidelines to facilitate the secure and appropriate exchange of health and social services information. Intrepid Ascent is serving as a key thought leader for the DxF, providing organizations with webinars, one-on-one strategic coaching sessions, readiness assessments, and other support focused on the DxF and its implications on their work.
When our agency decided to participate in the California Data Exchange, we understood very little about Health Information Exchanges. Intrepid Ascent explained every step of the process and provided background and context for the roles and responsibilities of each stakeholder. Working with Intrepid transformed the effort into a clear, actionable process. Their team helped us identify critical workflow gaps, clarified how systems communicate with QHIOs and national databases, and provided practical guidance we wouldn’t have had otherwise. We look forward to continuing the partnership on future joint presentations if given the opportunity.
Intrepid Ascent is honored to have been selected by the Department of Health Care Services as a CalAIM PATH vendor. Available to providers, community-based organizations, counties, and other entities implementing Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports, the TA Marketplace is a virtual, one-stop-shop website where entities can access resources and technical assistance designed to build knowledge and capacity, implement systems and tools, advance health equity, and support cross-sector partnerships.
We are engaged with regional stakeholders in California to further the Department of Health Care Services’ CalAIM PATH Collaborative Planning Implementation Initiative. The community-wide goal is to support implementation of Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports by engaging with local entities to discuss how PATH and other CalAIM funding initiatives may be used to address gaps identified in MCP Needs Assessments and Gap Filling Plans.
Click on the active counties below to learn more about the resources, teams, and upcoming meetings for each PATH Collaborative program:
Contra Costa County
San Diego County
Not participating in a PATH CPI Collaborative? Click HERE to join.
Federal and state investments are opening up historic opportunities to strengthen rural healthcare delivery, but securing funding is only the first step. Intrepid Ascent combines strategic, operational, and technological expertise, to help our clients build resilient programs that improve care, strengthen rural communities, and create long-term value.
More than advisors, we are implementation partners. We work alongside our clients to turn complex funding requirements into practical solutions that build organizational capacity, advance health outcomes, and position rural communities for long-term success.
Tell us about your goals. We’d love to recommend a transformative way forward.