The federal government and individual states have made improvements to the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program, according to an HHS report.
The report, "Medicaid Moving Forward: Opportunities for Achieving Improvements in Care and Program Efficiency," describes federal initiatives that began in 2012 to meet goals of improved health, enhanced quality and lower healthcare costs. The report also includes examples of states' projects to meet these goals.
Here are 11 initiatives launched in 2012 to improve care and increase program efficiency from the report:
Improving care
• Guidance on new state options for implementing integrated care models
• Increased payments will improve access to primary care
• Better coordination of care for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees
• New opportunities for states to improve long-term services and supports
• Funding opportunities for states and others serving Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries (including state innovation models initiative)
Increasing program efficiency
• Pharmacy survey to aid states in efficiently pricing prescription drugs
• Redesign of the National Medicaid Audit Program
• Medicaid Integrity Institute
• CMS Provider Screening Innovator Challenge
• Template to allow states a streamlined method for selective contracting
• New waiver template to ease the process for state applications for Section 1115 waivers
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The report, "Medicaid Moving Forward: Opportunities for Achieving Improvements in Care and Program Efficiency," describes federal initiatives that began in 2012 to meet goals of improved health, enhanced quality and lower healthcare costs. The report also includes examples of states' projects to meet these goals.
Here are 11 initiatives launched in 2012 to improve care and increase program efficiency from the report:
Improving care
• Guidance on new state options for implementing integrated care models
• Increased payments will improve access to primary care
• Better coordination of care for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees
• New opportunities for states to improve long-term services and supports
• Funding opportunities for states and others serving Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries (including state innovation models initiative)
Increasing program efficiency
• Pharmacy survey to aid states in efficiently pricing prescription drugs
• Redesign of the National Medicaid Audit Program
• Medicaid Integrity Institute
• CMS Provider Screening Innovator Challenge
• Template to allow states a streamlined method for selective contracting
• New waiver template to ease the process for state applications for Section 1115 waivers
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