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SUMMARY:Public Hearing on Managed Care Lock-In
DESCRIPTION:Call to Action! We need your voice!  \nPublic Hearing: Managed Care Lock-in  \nWhen: Wednesday\, August 10\, 2016\, 10:00 A.M.  \nWhere: Conference Room on the 21st Floor of the McCormack Building\, One Ashburton Place\, Boston\, MA  \nIn January\, EOHHS announced plans to implement a Managed Care lock-in policy effective October 1\, 2016. This will restrict the ability of MassHealth members to freely change managed care plans to a 12 month cycle. This means a person will have a 90 day trial period\, but after that time will be stuck in a plan for an entire year unless they meet exemption criteria! We have learned from One Care that a very high percentage of people who are “passively” enrolled in a plan don’t even know that they are enrolled until 90 after days or more.  \nThe public notice\, proposed rules\, current rules\, & a link to sign up to testify are all posted athttp://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/laws-regs/masshealth/masshealth-proposed-regs.html
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SUMMARY:Listening Sessions for State's Plan for ACOs
DESCRIPTION:The state submitted its proposal to establish Accountable Care Organizations for those on MassHealth\, doing this through a request to amend its 1115 waiver. Below is the official notice from the state with links to the proposal. \nDAAHR will be developing comments on the state’s submission. We welcome your comments\, and also encourage you to attend the two public listening sessions: \nListening session #1\, in conjunction with a meeting of the MassHealth Medical Care Advisory Committee and the MassHealth Payment Policy Advisory Board:  \n Date:  Friday\, June 24\, 2016\n Time:  2:30 pm – 4:00 pm\n Location:  1 Ashburton Place\, 21st Floor\, Boston MA\n Conference Line: 1-866-565-6580\, Passcode: 9593452\n  \n Listening session #2: \n Date:  Monday\, June 27\, 2016\n Time:  2:00 – 3:30 pm\n Location:  Auditorium\, Fitchburg Public Library\, 610 Main Street\, Fitchburg\, MA \nThanks for your advocacy! \nBill Henning\, Boston Center for Independent Living\, DAAHR co-chair\nDennis Heaphy\, Disability Policy Consortium\, DAAHR co-chair\n______________________________________________________________________\n\nNotice of Agency Action \nSubject:  MassHealth:  Notice of Submission of a Request to extend the MassHealth Section 1115 Demonstration \nAgency:  Executive Office of Health and Human Services \nThe Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) announces its intent to submit a request to amend and extend the MassHealth Section 1115 Demonstration (“Request”) to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. \nThe MassHealth 1115 Demonstration provides federal authority for Massachusetts to expand eligibility to individuals who are not otherwise Medicaid or CHIP eligible\, offer services that are not typically covered by Medicaid\, and use innovative service delivery systems that improve care\, increase efficiency\, and reduce costs as a part of MassHealth restructuring.  Financing for the current 1115 Demonstration is only authorized through June 30\, 2017. \nMassHealth plans to advance alternative payment methodologies and delivery system reform through accountable care organizations and community partners for behavioral health and long term services and supports. A significant focus will be placed on improving integration and delivery of care for members with behavioral health needs and those with dual diagnoses of substance abuse disorder; as well as integration of long term services and supports and health-related social services. In addition\, MassHealth plans to expand treatment for individuals affected by opioid addiction. \nThe Request does not affect eligibility for MassHealth.  A more detailed public notice can be found at MassHealth’s home page:  http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/masshealth/\, and the Request documents can be found at the MassHealth 1115 demonstration web site: http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/masshealth/masshealth-and-health-care-reform.html. \nPublic Comment Period:  \nEOHHS program staff will host two public listening sessions in order to hear public comments on the Request. Stakeholders are invited to review the Request in advance and share with program staff at the listening sessions any input and feedback\, or questions for future clarification. The listening sessions are scheduled as follows: \nListening session #1\, in conjunction with a meeting of the MassHealth Medical Care Advisory Committee and the MassHealth Payment Policy Advisory Board:  \nDate:  Friday\, June 24\, 2016\nTime:  2:30 pm – 4:00 pm\nLocation:  1 Ashburton Place\, 21st Floor\, Boston MA\nConference Line: 1-866-565-6580\, Passcode: 9593452 \nListening session #2: \nDate:  Monday\, June 27\, 2016\nTime:  2:00 – 3:30 pm\nLocation:  Auditorium\, Fitchburg Public Library\, 610 Main Street\, Fitchburg\, MA \nCommunication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services and American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be available at both meetings.  Please contact Donna Kymalainen at Donna.Kymalainen@state.ma.us or 617-886-8247 to request additional accommodations. \nEOHHS will accept comments on the proposed Request through July 15\, 2016.  Written comments may be delivered by email or mail.  By email\, please send comments to   MassHealth.Innovations@state.ma.us and include “Comments on Demonstration Extension Request” in the subject line.  By mail\, please send comments to: EOHHS Office of Medicaid\, Attn: 1115 Demonstration Comments\, One Ashburton Place\, 11th Floor\, Boston\, MA 02108.  Comments must be received by 5 pm on July 15\, 2016 in order to be considered.  Paper copies of submitted comments may be obtained in person by request from 9 am-5 pm at EOHHS\, One Ashburton Place\, 11th Floor\, Boston\, MA 02108.  Comments will be posted on the MassHealth 1115 Demonstration website:  http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/masshealth/masshealth-and-health-care-reform.html.
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