May 22, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jean Overstreet Phone: (919) 657-0580 Email: jean@i2icenter.org www.i2icenter.org (May 22, 2018) i2i Center for Integrative Health is pleased to announce that Alliance Behavioral Healthcare has become one of its high level Champion Supporters. The i2i Center is a convener organization for healthcare leaders to work together to solve the most important…
Read moreMay 10, 2018
Gastonia, N.C. – Partners Behavioral Health Management has named North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) its 2018 Legislator of the Year. Partners is a managed care organization serving patients in central and western North Carolina. It administers mental health, substance use disorder, and intellectual and developmental disability services to citizens covered by Medicaid and…
Read moreMay 3, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jean Overstreet May 3, 2018 Phone: (919) 657-0580 Email: jean@i2icenter.org www.i2icenter.org Sandhills Center has affirmed its commitment to whole-person healthcare by becoming an i2i Center for Integrative Health Champion Supporter. The i2i Center is a statewide collaborative of leaders who work together to solve the most important issues affecting behavioral…
Read moreApril 23, 2018
Food insecurities, housing instability, unmet transportation needs and interpersonal violence all have an impact on a person’s health and well-being and ultimately will impact the cost and success of the health care they receive. NC DHHS has outlined its plans to address social determinants of health (SDOH) within the new Medicaid program. The concept paper…
Read moreLong term services and supports will be part of Medicaid Transformation. This is an area of concern for many individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as these services and supports are many times required for a lifetime. NC DHHS has published a concept paper entitled North Carolina’s Vision for Long-term Services and Supports under…
Read moreA key question is answered by the draft NC DHHS Quality Strategy and concept paper – how will Prepaid Health Plans (PHPs) be held accountable in the Medicaid/Health Choice managed care structure for quality services? Accountability will be related to performance measures that will also impact providers, and PHPs will have to work in partnership…
Read moreApril 19, 2018
i2i Center for Integrative Health is pleased to announce that Partners Behavioral Health Management has become a Champion Supporter of the i2i Center for Integrative Health. The i2i Center is a convener organization for healthcare leaders to work together to solve the most important issues affecting behavioral, intellectual and developmental disabilities and primary healthcare and…
Read moreApril 6, 2018
Two new concept papers published by NC DHHS provide a little more “meat on the bones” of the NC Medicaid Transformation Plan. All of the concept papers build upon each other and the concepts are proposals with feedback welcomed. These most recent papers are published with a March 31 turnaround time for feedback. Beneficiaries and…
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