Readiness concerns raised for Medicaid privatization

By: 
Travis Fischer | Mid-America Publishing

  With the rollout of Iowa’s Medicaid modernization plan just weeks away, unanswered questions about the state’s readiness continue to raise concerns among both Medicaid recipients and public officials.
  On Friday, Nov. 6, Timothy Hill, deputy director of the Center for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program services (CMCS), sent a letter to Iowa’s Medicaid director, Mikki Stier, expressing concerns about the state’s readiness to shift control of Medicaid administration to private groups.
  “We appreciate your efforts to establish the new delivery system, conduct outreach to beneficiaries and providers, and your efforts to develop contingency plans to address issues that arise during the transition.
  “However, CMS has significant concerns that the implementation timeframes for the transition to managed care may place access, continuity of care, and quality of care for beneficiaries at risk,” wrote Hill.
  Read more in the Nov. 19 Butler County Tribune-Journal and Clarksville Star.

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