No Center Call, September 15th, 3:00 PM EDT

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Center to Promote Public Payer Implementation
State Medicaid Working Group
 

Everyone,

The Center to Promote Public Payer Implementation will not hold a call tomorrow, Tuesday September 15th.  The Center's next call is scheduled for October 20th at 3:00 PM EDT.   The call will feature speaker presentations and updates on both federal and state orientated issues.  If you have any questions, please contact Relja Ugrinic, at [email protected].

Thank you.
 

Next meeting: Tuesday, October 20, 2009; 3pm EDT, 1pm MDT

Resources
Center to Promote Public Payer Implementation Website
http://www.pcpcc.net/content/center-promote-public-payer-implementation

Purchasers Guide: http://www.pcpcc.net/content/purchaser-guide

The Pilot Project Guide is now online and available for download.  Please click here to sign-up and download the document. 

NASHP website: http://www.nashp.org/
 

Deliverables' Timeframe

Goal/Deliverable

Estimated Resources Required

Inform callers on “hot topics,” such as:

        Return on investment projections

        Health information technology infrastructure

        Best practices for care coordination

        Help navigating new federal legislation with regard to effect on Medicaid and SHIP programs

        Identifying federal funding opportunities

 

CPPI leadership time; staff support; recruiting speakers for calls

More information on the publicly funded world

-     Private client/Investment Drives

-     How does Stimulus fund match state funding to clinics, how can this engage state and private insurance

-     How can we plan hospital investments on Meeting new patients needs in underserved areas (places of disparity)

-     Where are the medical homes from the legislature aspects? How is it going forward?

CPPI leadership time; staff support; recruiting speakers for calls

What is the Defense Military Perspective?

-     Some of these things are already paid for by the VA

-     Questions about how to see where there is overlap in the State Department

PCPCC staff time investigating speakers; CMD leadership time

Address the many permutations of payment reform seen in Medicare RUC recommendations, state Medicaid and SCHIP programs as well as other reimbursement methodologies related to supporting PCMH. This includes:

-     FFS Medicare, reimbursement that pays for quality of quantity

-     What are the pay-fors for demonstration projects?

-     Rural areas- how do you define meaningful care in these areas.

-     What are the resources necessary to become a medical home

CPPI leadership time; PCPCC research; recruiting speakers for calls; NASHP support

Advocating for PCMH model in Federal and State programs

-     Support states in developing legislation

-     Support PCMH Medicare demonstration pilot

-     Foster Medical Homes as a key element of Health Reform

Support from PCPCC in lobbying efforts at federal level; CPPI leadership time

Continue Medication Management Taskforce

      - Regular calls with all stakeholders

      - Develop Comprehensive Medication Management in the   PCMH Guide as PCPCC Publication

CPPI leadership time, staff and resources for guideline development publication

Develop and implement a process for seeking feedback on the CPPI calls so that they will continue to provide the participants with relevant and timely information*

CPPI leadership time; staff support

Update the CPPI portion of the PCPCC website to more accurately reflect the goals and expected deliverables of the CPPI, including the implementation of some interactive sections to better engage participants, if feasible

Staff support; limited CPPI leadership time

 

Edwina Rogers, Executive Director
and
Relja Ugrinic, Director, Operations and External Affairs

Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative
The Homer Building
601 Thirteenth Street, NW, Suite 400 North
Washington, DC 20005
Edwina Direct: (202) 417-2081
Edwina Cell: (202) 674-7800
Relja Direct: (202) 724-3332
Relja Cell: (703) 585-9165
Fax: (202) 393-6148

[email protected]

[email protected]