Ombudsman For CO Medicaid Managed Care At 303-830-3560 (Denver Metro Area), 1-877-435-7123 (Toll Free), TTY: 1-888-876-8864 (Hearing Impaired), Or Email Help123@Maximus.Com
CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) Region 8 — Covering CO — 303-844-2111 ROREAORA@cms.hhs.gov
www.medicaid.gov
CMS Overview of CO Medicaid & CHIP
CO'S MENTAL HEALTH CONTINUUM OF CARE HELL
Changes to Medicaid’s Institutions for Mental Disease (IMD) Exclusion [Connecticut Office of Legislative Research– Nov. 15, 2018]
INITIAL EXCERPTS FROM THE CMS LETTER ON MENTAL HEALTH INNOVATION
SOME MEDICAID FUNDING STRATEGIES & ISSUES
CO Medicaid CMHS (Community Mental Health Supports Waiver)
ACT — WHY IT NEEDS TO BE AN OPTION UNDER A RE-VAMPED CMHS WAIVER
IT IS WAY PAST DUE TO OVERHAUL CO MEDICAID’S CMHS WAIVER
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) — CO Medicaid BHO Contracts — BHOs have been integrated into new organizations — but the basic problems remain the same.
Cost Containment — Medicaid Home & Community Based Services
2007 CMS Audit Of The Colorado MI Waiver (per Audit, State paying about $12 per day per person for individuals on CO MI Waiver)
Medicaid 1115 Demonstration Waivers
CU RESEARCH ON GOOD BACTERIA & MENTAL HEALTH POLICY
CO SHOULD EXPLORE APPLYING FOR AN: 1115 MEDICAID WAIVER TO CAPITALIZE ON CU’S BENEFICIAL BACTERIA RESEARCH (& Even Further Editorial Comment)
Waiver of the IMD [Institute of Mental Disease] EXCLUSIONARY RULE & ADMIN. ENFORCEMENT OF DISABILITY CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS
I am text block. Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE: WHAT WAS REALLY GOING ON IN THE HICKENLOOPER ADMINISTRATION’S CHANGE OF TARGETING CRITERIA UNDER THE CMHS WAIVER?
[press button above for related page]
We need an Inclusive Stakeholder Group under the Polis Administration — not only to get rid of the DISCRIMINATORY Targeting Criteria —but to Revamp the CMHS Waiver.
COLORADO MEDICAID REGIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE CONTACTS
CO Medicaid Regulations -- CO Dept. of Health Care Policy & Financing
CO MEDICAID List Of Rules & Regulations
CO Medicaid Community Behavioral Health Services — 8.212
CO MEDICAID BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
WE HAVE CONCERNS REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH MEDICAID NETWORK ADEQUACY, PARITY & OLMSTEAD
CO Medicaid Community Mental Health Services Program Capitation Rate Setting — 8.215
CO Medicaid Home & Community Based Services CMHS — 8.509
CO Medicaid Community Transition Services (CTS) — 8.553 (Transition Services From The Nursing Home To The Community)
Colorado Choice Transitions (CCT), A Money Follows The Person Demonstration — 8.555
Medicaid Mental Health Services & People with Developmental Disabilities
Medicaid Mental Health & People with Traumatic Brain Injury
Orchid Commentary: DD & TBI Medicaid Mental Health Services
Helpful Tools for the Medicaid Mental Health Advocate in Colorado
Washington State Study: Cost Shifting to Jails after switch to Mental Health Managed Care
CMS APPROVES INNOVATIVE PILOT PROGRAM TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AS PART OF NORTH CAROLINA’S NEW MEDICAID WAIVER
EYMAN ASSOCIATES ON NORTH CAROLINA'S WAIVER TARGETING THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
The pilots will provide enhanced case management and other services to eligible individuals in the following four areas:
Housing:
Including tenancy support and sustaining services, housing quality and safety improvement, access to legal assistance, support for a security deposit, and post-hospitalization assistance;
Food:
Including food support services such as nutrition counseling and education, funding for nutrition provided through food banks for medical conditions, and meal delivery services;
Transportation:
Including non-emergency health related transportation, such as public transit and private services (taxis, ride-sharing) for accessing the pilot services; and
Interpersonal Violence/Toxic Stress:
Including transportation, support resources (including assisting individuals to transition out of traumatic situations), access to legal assistance, and child-parent support.
GUARDIANSHIPS – DEDUCTIONS TO PARTICIPATION, ROOM AND BOARD
COGNITIVE DISABILITIES,
CRIMINAL JUSTICE, & GUARDIANSHIP
We need to make guardianship available for PEOPLE WITH COGNITIVE DISABILITIES involved in the Criminal Justice System who need SUPERVISION. Covered disabilities should include:
Brain Injury
Mental Illness
Substance Use Issues
Developmental Disabilities
Dual Objectives of any such program should be:
Prevention of Recidivism and Promotion of Public Safety, and
The person-centered, strength-based development of the person and return to employment or supported employment where possible.