Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC)

07/06/2022 09:00 AM - 07 /06/2022 11:30 AM

Meeting is available via Zoom: https://dhswi.zoom.us/j/84277390788?pwd=dGpSandWREwvMUtlT1cvYzAydzgvQT09 Passcode: 262665 Or via phone: (253) 215-8782, (301) 715-8592, (312) 626-6799, (346) 248-7799, (646) 558-8656, (669) 900-9128 Webinar ID: 842 7739 0788, N/A, WI- 53703

Agency: Department of Health Services

Contact: Gina Anderson
6082665151
Gina.Anderson@dhs.wisconsin.gov

 

Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC)
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Meeting is available via Zoom:
https://dhswi.zoom.us/j/84277390788?pwd=dGpSandWREwvMUtlT1cvYzAydzgvQT09
Passcode: 262665
Or via phone:
(253) 215-8782, (301) 715-8592, (312) 626-6799, (346) 248-7799, (646) 558-8656, (669) 900-9128
Webinar ID: 842 7739 0788

 

AGENDA

9:00 AM          Meeting Call to Order

            Dr. Veronica Gunn, Genesis Health Consulting, Chairperson

• Roll call
• Review of Agenda
• Review and approval of minutes from June 6, 2022 meeting

9:15 AM          “Medicaid 101” Refresh

            Lisa Olson, DHS, Medicaid Director, Administrator, Division of Medicaid Services

Director Olson will provide a brief overview of the primary areas of programmatic services and expenditures in Medicaid.

9:30 AM          Drivers of Health – Small Group Discussion

                        Christian Moran, Director, Bureau of Programs and Policy, Division of Medicaid Services

            Curtis Cunningham, Assistant Administrator for Benefits and Service Delivery, Division of

            Medicaid Services

Krista Willing, Assistant Administrator of System, Fiscal & Operations, Division of Medicaid Services

                        Nick Di Meo, Policy Initiatives Advisor, Division of Medicaid Services

DMS staff will provide high-level overviews of four “levers” available to the Division to mitigate Drivers of Health: 1) Contracting, 2) Transparency and public accountability, 3) Reimbursement/incentives; and 4) Data. After the overviews, MAC members and participating members of the public will be invited to select one small group discussion based on an available “lever.”  Questions for MAC discussion in each of the small groups:

• How might the Division of Medicaid Services utilize this lever to address Social Determinants of Health/Drivers of Health?
• What measures indicate that the Medicaid program is achieving the objective?

Members of the public will be provided instructions on how to join a specific small group discussion during the meeting.  

10:20 AM        Break                                                       

10:30 AM        Drivers of Health – Debrief

            Dr. Veronica Gunn, Genesis Health Consulting, Chairperson

Dr. Gunn will facilitate report out from each breakout room, such that all MAC members and participating members of the public can learn what ideas were surfaced in each breakout session.                      

10:45 AM        Division Updates

                        Lisa Olson, DHS, Medicaid Director, Administrator, Division of Medicaid Services

                        Jamye Chapman, Senior Equity Advisor                 

Mr. Chapman will provide an update on the Division Equity Strategy, vision statement and framework.

Director Olson will provide just-in-time updates on the 1115 Postpartum Care waiver, housing initiatives, and any other timely Division work.

11:10 AM        Receive Public Comment on Drivers of Health Discussions

Due to time considerations, oral testimony will be limited to three (3) minutes per person. Your microphone will be muted after three (3) minutes. If you would like to offer a comment during this period, please identify yourself in the Q&A function at the bottom of the window in Zoom. If there are no public comments, the committee will move on to the next agenda item.

11:25 AM        Wrap Up

Dr. Veronica Gunn, Genesis Health Consulting, Chairperson

• Reminders for next meeting; identification of any next steps

11:30 AM        Adjourn   

The purpose of this meeting is to conduct the governmental business outlined in the above agenda.  The purpose of the Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC) is to advise the Medicaid agency on key initiatives that affect Medicaid program administration, policy or services. The MAC provides feedback on specific policies, initiatives and proposed program changes brought forward by the Division of Medicaid Services (DMS). The MAC is governed under 42 CFR 431.12. Committee members include Medicaid enrollees and caregivers of enrollees, health care providers who are familiar with the medical needs of low-income population groups and with the resources available and required for their care, consumer advocates, and the director of the public welfare department or the public health department. The MAC shall act as a liaison for individuals, organizations, and institutions that receive, facilitate or provide Medicaid services. Meetings are open to the public who may offer public comment.

DHS is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. If you need accommodations because of a disability, if you need an interpreter or translator, or if you need this material in another language or in alternate format, you may request assistance to participate by contacting Gina Anderson at 608 266 5151 or Gina.Anderson@dhs.wisconsin.gov.

2022 MAC Meeting Dates
July 6, 2022
October 5, 2022

Americans with Disabilities Act Statement

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