The Columbus Dispatch recently published a story on an initiative undertaken by Ohio Medicaid aimed at improving psychotropic-drug management by closely monitoring prescriptions and focusing on the safe, effective and appropriate use of psychotropic medications among children on Medicaid. This goal is important for all Ohio children on Medicaid, and there is a special focus… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Medicaid
ACA Teleseminar Recording Now Available
Posted in Health Care Reform, MedicaidNow available: A recording of the July 2 teleseminar regarding the U. S. Supreme Court’s decision on the fate of the Affordable Care Act, provided by Vorys Health Care Advisors (VHCA) and Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease. You can also review VHCA’s PowerPoint presentation on which the Medicaid portion of the teleseminar was based.
VHCA Discusses Changing Health Care Landscape and Potential Future Opportunities for Assisted Living Providers
Posted in Health Care Reform, MedicaidVHCA recently published an article in the Ohio Assisted Living Association’s quarterly newsletter. The article is focused on the changing health care environment and potential future opportunities for assisted living providers. Topics include: Medicare quality and payment reform provisions that could impact assisted living providers- Medicare Shared Savings Program Reducing avoidable hospitalizations in Medicare National… Continue Reading
Health Care Reform: Count Down to Decision Day
Posted in Health Care, Health Care Reform, MedicaidConventional wisdom holds that the U. S. Supreme Court is likely to render a decision on the fate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) near the end of its term concluding on June 30th. Four separate issues are under review: 1. The so-called “individual mandate” that all Americans have health insurance 2. The Medicaid expansion to low-income… Continue Reading
What the Affordable Care Act’s DSH Reductions Really Mean to High-DSH Hospitals
Posted in Health Care Reform, MedicaidIn fiscal year 2009, Ohio hospitals received nearly $408 million in Federal disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments. One provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)—coupled with Ohio’s methodology for determining how DSH payments are allocated—will reduce important funding for Ohio’s safety net hospitals. In the early 1980s, Federal legislation established a requirement… Continue Reading
Vorys Health Care Advisors’ Medicaid Teleseminar a Success
Posted in Health Care, Health Care Reform, MedicaidThanks to the many health care professionals and children’s advocates from around Ohio and beyond who participated in our Medicaid teleseminar last week! Participants from at least five states, including all regions of Ohio, took part in the learning opportunity. Our focus on Ohio’s Office of Health Transformation initiatives and other states’ coordinated care delivery… Continue Reading
VHCA Teleseminar: Update on OHT & Overview of Health Home Initiatives
Posted in Health Care, MedicaidPlease join Vorys and Vorys Health Care Advisors for a complimentary teleseminar, Thursday, February 16 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). Teleseminar PowerPoint presentation Teleseminar Supplemental Materials Medicaid Managed Care Authorities and State Examples Characteristics of ACOs and CCOs
Simple Guide to Understanding the GOP Candidates’ Positions on Health Care
Posted in Health Care, Health Care Reform, Medicaid, UncategorizedThe Deloitte Center for Health Solutions recently published a piece highlighting the GOP presidential candidates’ positions on health care. This helpful chart (located a third of the way down the page) illustrates their plans for the Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Medicaid, public health and wellness, and other insurance industry issues. Check it out to… Continue Reading
Medicaid Tools Added to VHCA Site
Posted in Behavioral Health, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Medicaid, Physical and Behavioral Health IntegrationWe have added several tools under the “Resources” tab that can be used to help navigate the complex Medicaid system. We originally shared these tools at an ANCOR conference VHCA facilitated in January 2012. Under the Resources tab, you can now find: A description of Medicaid case management/care coordination services and the federal authorities that underly… Continue Reading
New care management requirements now in effect for Ohio’s Medicaid managed care plans
Posted in MedicaidBeginning on January 1, 2012, Ohio’s Medicaid managed care plans must fully change to the existing set of care management requirements, which require face-to-face contact with a high risk group of individuals. The new requirements are designed to ensure that plans’ members get the health care services they need, when they need them and in… Continue Reading
U.S. Supreme Court set to review Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid eligibility expansion
Posted in Health Care Reform, MedicaidCan Congress mandate an expansion of Medicaid to individuals not currently covered by most states’ Medicaid programs? That’s one of the questions the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider as part of its review of the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act of 2010. The justices also have said they will answer a second question… Continue Reading
Transforming Health Care Delivery – If not now, when?
Posted in Health Care Reform, Medicaid, Physical and Behavioral Health IntegrationChange may be the only constant in health care. Some suggest that the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with its emphasis on the integration of services, elimination of system inefficiencies and commitment to payment reform, is synonymous with the changing tides in health care – even though the political debate around its merits is far from… Continue Reading