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MACPAC Meets

The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission met recently in Washington, D.C.
Among the issues MACPAC commissioners discussed during their two-day meeting were:

  • delivery system reform incentive payment programs
  • Medicaid enrollment and renewal processes
  • managed care oversight
  • monitoring and evaluating section 11115 demonstration waivers
  • Medicaid coverage of telemedicine services

MACPAC advises the administration, Congress, and the states on Medicaid and CHIP issues.  It is a non-partisan agency of the legislative branch of government.
Go here to find background information on these and other subjects as well as links to the presentations that MACPAC staff made to the commissioners during the meetings.

2017-09-21T06:00:10+00:00September 21st, 2017|Federal Medicaid issues|Comments Off on MACPAC Meets

MACPAC Looks at DSRIP

The legislative branch agency that advises Congress, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and state governments on Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) issues recently took a look at a relatively new type of supplemental Medicaid funding.
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) is examining Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Programs (DSRIP), which it describes as

a new type of supplemental payment that provide incentive payments for hospitals and other providers to undertake delivery system transformation efforts.  Currently operating in California, Texas, Massachusetts, Kansas, New Jersey, and New York, DSRIP projects are led by hospitals, but often involve collaborations with non-hospital providers. They generally fall into two categories—infrastructure development and care innovation and redesign.  Payments are tied to corresponding improvements in health outcomes for Medicaid enrollees and the uninsured.

MACPAC’s staff delivered a presentation on DSRIP to commission members.  See that presentation here.
 

2015-04-08T06:00:53+00:00April 8th, 2015|Uncategorized|Comments Off on MACPAC Looks at DSRIP
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