This week, our In Focus section reviews the Mountain Health Promise request for proposals (RFP) released by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources on September 30, 2022, for specialized Medicaid managed care for children and youth in foster care. Mountain Health Promise RFP The selected managed care organization (MCO) will provide physical … Read More
Workforce HMA’s approach to providing ACOs and Community Partners (CPs) with technical assistance and training programs in the Workforce domain is grounded in the extensive operational and leadership experience of our consultants across the healthcare delivery system. We know the technical and cultural challenges to system reform and team-based care because we have built teams, … Read More
This week our In Focus reviews the Tennessee Medicaid managed care request for proposals (RFP) released on June 11, 2021, by the State of Tennessee, Division of TennCare. Tennessee will select three plans to provide physical services, behavioral services, and Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS), including nursing facility services and home and community-based services … Read More
On August 25, 2016, HMA Information Services hosted the webinar, “Physician Perspectives on Using Telemedicine to Address the Shortage of Mental Health Providers.” Telemedicine, remote patient monitoring and mobile health can increase access to care for underserved populations, especially among mental health patients where demand for services is growing despite an unprecedented shortage of providers. … Read More
This week, our In Focus section reviews the California fiscal 2019-20 budget. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed his first budget, and much of its related legislation on June 27, 2019. The budget appropriates $214.8 billion ($147.8 billion General Fund) in total spending with $19.2 billion in reserves. The total reserves includes $16.5 billion in the … Read More
This week, our In Focus section comes from HMA Medicaid Market Solutions (MMS) Managing Director Matt Powers and Senior Consultant Desmond Banks. On January 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) convened an event titled, Transforming Medicaid: A New Opportunity for Better Health, in Washington, DC, during which CMS Administrator Seema Verma … Read More
Helping ACOs and Community Partners succeed in MassHealth transformation. Welcome to HMA’s MassHealth ACO and Community Partner technical assistance page. We were selected for all nine technical assistance domains for ACOs and Community Partners. HMA is already working with ACOs and Community Partner (CPs) clients to help them succeed under the new MassHealth model. In … Read More
This week, our In Focus section reviews the California amendment to the Section 1115 Waiver Demonstration titled, “California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM),” approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on January 26, 2023. The amendment will provide targeted Medi-Cal services to individuals in state prisons, county jails, and youth correctional facilities … Read More
Health Management Associates (HMA) is a national leader in supporting states with the design, development, negotiation and implementation of Section 1115 demonstration waivers and waiverextensions. HMA has assisted more than 20 Medicaid departments directly with their state plan amendments, waivers, and other demonstration projects – and most recently supported Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Indiana, Missouri, and … Read More
HMA is pleased to welcome new experts to our family of companies in May 2023. Elvia Delgado – PrincipalHMA Elvia Delgado has over 20 years of government programs experience and has served in various leadership roles throughout the healthcare industry. James Schroeder – Managing PrincipalHMA James Schroeder is an experienced clinical, strategic, and operational leader … Read More