Pennsylvania Announces Next Steps in Moving to Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports

  • Doubling the number of staff who work on Nursing Home Transition (NHT), Creating an advisory committee with at least 50 percent representation by participants and caregivers,

  • Restructuring existing contracts to provide more choice for participants,

  • Issuing a Procurement for a Home Modification Quality Improvement Program, and;

  • Financial Management Services Procurement.

According to the news article, along with feedback on how MLTSS should be implemented in the Commonwealth, the Departments heard feedback on changes that can be made today to improve the current system. The Departments will take the following steps:  Doubling the number of staff who work on Nursing Home Transition (NHT), Creating an advisory committee with at least 50 percent representation by participants and caregivers, Restructuring existing contracts to provide more choice for participants, Issuing a Procurement for a Home Modification Quality Improvement Program and a Financial Management Services Procurement and award New Contracts for Independent Enrollment Broker (IEB) Services.

FMI Read the full news release at http://www.dhs.state.pa.us/foradults/managedlongtermsupports/index.htm

 
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