June 6, 2018
As expected, the General Assembly very quickly finalized the budget and it is currently sitting on the Governor’s desk for signature or veto. A veto will likely just mean some additional procedural tasks for the legislature as the super-majority for the Republicans “seals the deal” to override a veto. Below is an update of the…
June 1, 2018
On May 16th, the Delta Center for a Thriving Safety Net announced the recipients of its State Learning and Action Collaborative, a two-year national grant program, and i2i was informed that its joint submission with the North Carolina Community Health Center Association (NCCHCA) was approved. The grant will be used to expand value based care…
May 31, 2018
We are pleased to announce that the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) approved i2i as the applicant selected for its initiative entitled Cross-System Navigation in a Managed Care Environment. This renewable multi-year initiative will focus on identifying how individuals with I/DD and families can best be supported to effectively navigate across various service…
May 30, 2018
The changes to the budget for State Fiscal Year 2018-2019 were posted to the General Assembly website during the Memorial Day weekend. At press time, the conference committee version of the Appropriations Act of 2018 is working its way through both the House and Senate. The vehicle that the legislature chose for the budget was…
March 14, 2018
Advocates are up in arms about the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 620) which has now passed the U.S. House of Representatives. This bill could set disability rights back decades and violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The purpose of the bill is to require the Disability Rights Section of the Department…
Within the NC DHHS Behavioral Health Strategic Plan, there is goal to build community-based services with a particular focus on creating “step-down” services from inpatient care. Mark Benton, NC DHHS Deputy Secretary for Health Services, noted to the Joint Legislative Oversight Behavioral Health Subcommittee on February 27th that NC DHHS is looking at the RIST…
For the last several years the state has surveyed Medicaid Providers, adults and those receiving child services to determine satisfaction with care and LME/MCO management. According to the Division of Medical Assistance, the Experience of Care and Health Outcomes (EHOC) is to “…assess consumer perceptions of the care they received through the seven LME-MCOs in…
We are excited to announce that Paolo del Vecchio, MSW, Director of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) will be the keynote speaker at the Opening Plenary for the Spring Conference on June 11th in Raleigh. In his role, del Vecchio provides executive leadership for federal efforts to improve…