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Medicaid Community Engagement, Work Requirement and Consumer Empowerment Programs: Key Implementation and Operations Issues and Considerations

This week, our In Focus section highlights HMA Medicaid Market Solutions’ (MMS) efforts to support state flexibility in designing and implementing Section 1115 Demonstration Waivers promoting member engagement and personal responsibility. Over the coming weeks, HMA MMS will present a series of articles providing in-depth analyses of the many facets of these new Medicaid models. This week, we examine important issues and considerations for implementing Medicaid consumer empowerment, community engagement, and work requirements.

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New Report Assesses Effects of a Single-Payer Model for New York

This week, our In Focus reviews a New York State Health Foundation-commissioned report titled, “An Assessment of the New York Health Act: A Single-Payer Option for New York State.” The study, conducted by the RAND Corporation, analyzes a proposal that would establish a single-payer system in New York. The proposal, known as the New York Health Act (NYH Act), was developed by New York Assembly Health Committee Chair Richard Gottfried. It was passed by the Assembly several years in a row, but has never been brought to a vote in the Senate. The New York State Health Foundation commissioned the study to provide an independent, rigorous, and credible analysis of the proposal to understand the near-term and longer-term impact of the single-payer proposal. The study assesses how the plan would affect health care coverage and costs in the state.

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New Hampshire Medicaid Care Management Draft RFP

This week, our In Focus reviews the New Hampshire Medicaid Care Management (MCM) Services Draft request for proposals (RFP), released by the state Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on July 9, 2018. The MCM program, worth $750 million in annualized spending, will provide full-risk, fully capitated Medicaid managed care services to approximately 181,000 beneficiaries from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2024. The final RFP is expected August 10, 2018.

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