March 9, 2018
NC Governor Roy Cooper announced the release of the second half of $31 million in NC Opioid Crisis Grant funds received as part of the 21st Century Cures Act will begin this Spring. NC DHHS will conduct a competitive awards process to support community projects that advance the State’s Opioid Action Plan. In May of 2017, $15.5 million…
Read moreFebruary 23, 2018
Open Minds recently released a Performance Management Executive Survey: Where Are We On the Road to Value? It was a national survey of specialty provider organizations on their experience with value-based reimbursement (VBR). The survey results revealed that VBR arrangements are increasing, but slowly. Survey highlights: About a third of providers report participating in VBR…
Read moreA significant piece of legislation – the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) – aimed at preventing high-risk children from entering foster care – was included in the short-term budget bill recently passed by Congress. This legislation changes how states can use Title IV-E money, typically used for foster care payments and adoption assistance. The…
Read moreFebruary 9, 2018
No one would deny that there is a still lot of work to be done to move Medicaid Transformation forward. Last Fall DHHS submitted an 1115 Medicaid waiver application to CMS and provided a tentative timeframe to implement the waiver and move Medicaid, along with other public funds, to a managed system beginning in July…
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