November 21, 2019
On November 19th, NC DHHS released a statement that Medicaid Transformation has been suspended until the budget impasse is resolved. A few points related to the suspension: There is NO IMPACT on Medicaid beneficiaries and their services. All services will continue to be provided as they have been. Open enrollment is also suspended. This means…
Read moreNovember 13, 2019
Governor Cooper signed a new law on November 6th that makes a myriad of changes to health and human service related areas. S537 is now SL 2019-240 and includes many provisions that will change professional licensure, social services, and safety in State facilities and child care institutions. While the overall theme of the bill is…
Read moreNovember 12, 2019
The i2i Center for Integrative Health recently completed work on projects that benefit individuals, providers, managers and regulators in determining the quality of care of two important services while moving North Carolina’s behavioral and healthcare services closer to the vision for integrated, value based care for those receiving Medicaid. i2i Executive Director Mary Hooper stated,…
Read moreNovember 11, 2019
The ability to share data is one of the most important capacities that the State, payers and providers must demonstrate to thrive in the future. To take it a little further, some would say that the care manager is at the hub of data sharing. The care manager is responsible for assessing, monitoring and coordinating…
Read moreOn October 31st, both the House and Senate adjourned with the intention of coming back into session on November 13th to consider select issues. The biggest impact of their adjournment is that the SFY19-20 and SFY20-21 State budgets remain in limbo. Over 130 days have passed since the new fiscal year began on July 1,…
Read moreOctober 8, 2019
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has expanded the regions awarded to Carolina Complete Health, Inc. to serve as a prepaid health plan under the state’s transition to Medicaid managed care. In addition to serving regions 3 and 5 in the state, the provider-led health plan will also serve region 4….
Read moreOctober 7, 2019
September 16, 2019
i2i Center being true to its mission to convene, strategize and activate solutions has successfully facilitated discussions among a workgroup of the seven LME/MCOs and seven partner Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) that has led to an agreement on indicators for a PRTF dashboard and on a single assessment tool. This effort, funded by the…
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