The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, a commission that will advise Congress on Medicaid, has started examining managed care plans' role in Medicaid and looking to better coordinate care for people eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, according to an American Medical News report.
MACPAC was created by the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act that President Obama signed in Feb. 2009. The commission will look at how access to care and quality of care are affected by Medicaid pay and examine potential barriers to care.
The commission will report to Congress twice annually, on March 15 and June 15.
MACPAC has 17 commissioners, including four physicians. In addition to its work on managed care plans, the panel is expected to create an early warning system to identify provider shortage areas.
Read the American Medical News report on MACPAC.
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MACPAC was created by the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act that President Obama signed in Feb. 2009. The commission will look at how access to care and quality of care are affected by Medicaid pay and examine potential barriers to care.
The commission will report to Congress twice annually, on March 15 and June 15.
MACPAC has 17 commissioners, including four physicians. In addition to its work on managed care plans, the panel is expected to create an early warning system to identify provider shortage areas.
Read the American Medical News report on MACPAC.
Read more on Medicaid:
-Medicaid Payment Commission Holds First Meeting
-Record 48M Americans in Medicaid Shows Big Government Role in Healthcare