Great conversation! with Gui Woolston, Connecticut’s former Medicaid director. He and Clay covered 3 main topics: 1) implementing Test and Learn capabilities; 2) CT’s maternity bundle; and 3) value-based payments and HCBS. Run time: 27 mins.
Category: Medicaid
MedicaidConversations: Treasa Hunt (Nebraska)
Great conversation! with Treasa Hunt, DHHS Administrator at the LTC division at Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. She and Clay discussed Nebraska’s new innovative I-Serve platform. This new seamless and time saving program allows integrated applications, eligibility inquiries and more. Treasa also walked through a demonstration of this new platform. Run time: 35 mins.
Medicaid State Spotlight: Nevada- An interview with Stacie Weeks
Great conversation with Stacie Weeks of Nevada Medicaid. Topics include: strengthening the workforce, innovations through stronger communications, and innovations for BH and jail health programs. Run time: 12 mins
Medicaid State Spotlight: Iowa- An interview with Liz Matney
Great conversation with Liz Matney of Iowa Medicaid. Topics include: helping providers and members navigate the post-covid Medicaid world, implementation of their new hospital provider tax, and finding new opportunities to be more flexible in managing their programs. Run time: 21 mins
Medicaid State Spotlight: Idaho- An interview with Juliet Charron
Great conversation with Juliet Charon of Idaho Medicaid. Topics include: recent innovative projects, advice to other Medicaid Directors, CMS reg implementations, and the state’s consideration of using the managed care model. Run time: 17 mins
Run time: 17 mins
Medicaid “State” Spotlight: District of Columbia- An interview with Melisa Byrd
Great conversation with Melisa Byrd of D.C. Medicaid. Topics include: Increasing integration in LTSS, using an EDW to integrate SNAP/TANF, success stories from the District Direct member portal, and investments in HIT infrastructure to facilitate care transformation.
Run time: 17 mins
Medicaid State Spotlight: West Virginia- An interview with Cindy Beane
Great conversation with Cindy Beane of West Virginia. Topics include: Foster care (C-SED waiver), the SUD waiver and WV’s unique approach to carving out Rx.
Run time: 18 mins
Medicaid State Spotlight: Arkansas- An interview with Janet Mann
Great interview with Janet Mann, Arkansas DHS Secretary. She covered 4 key topics: Working to create a sustainable Medicaid program, the Arkansas PHE unwinding experience, maternal health innovation ideas and the CMS re-entry waiver.
Run time: 16 minutes
Join us for: What Does the Future Hold for Ohio Providers Following Behavioral Health Redesign?
Since 2018, the state of Ohio has gone through major changes in healthcare with the implementation of behavioral health redesign and the carve-in of behavioral health services to managed care. The program was designed to increase access to client care for those seeking mental health and substance abuse treatment as well as improve accuracy in billing. We are expecting more changes in the coming year, with a new request for proposals coming out for managed care in Ohio. Using the right electronic health record (EHR) technology is key to the success of navigating through future changes in billing and other reporting requirements in Ohio. Streamline understands this need.
We are teaming up with Streamline, Kris Vilamaa, CEO of Healthcare Perspective will review the evolution of the Behavioral Health Redesign initiative. Kris will share his knowledge and trends from where Ohio was prior to the Initiative to where things stand today, what the future holds for Ohio, the impacts of COVID-19 to the Medicaid system, and how it will affect the state’s Medicaid finances.
Katie Morrow, VP of Compliance with Streamline, will walk you through key functionality within SmartCare™ EHR that is specific to Ohio Redesign. She’ll share the importance of using a system that is flexible and extensive to meet your needs now and into the future. Furthermore, she’ll dive into the SmartCare platform to show how it’s been successful in adapting their system to meet the needs of the Ohio Behavioral Health Redesign initiative.
Wednesday, June 17th
2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
Our CEO featured on February Mostly Medicaid News Roundtable
Kris Vilamaa of HealthCare Perspective on the February Mostly Medicaid News Roundtable
This past week, Kris Vilamaa participated, along with Dr. Craigan Gray, former Medicaid Director in North Carolina, and Clay Farris, Practice Lead at Mostly Medicaid, in the Monthly Mostly Medicaid News Roundtable. This is always an interesting discussion of the happenings this month in Medicaid and Kris was able to offer insights to hundreds of listeners on the latest news in the space. If you haven’t heard it and want to check it out see below or follow this link.