Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC)

06/19/2024 09:00 AM - 06 /19/2024 11:00 AM

Meeting is available via Zoom: https://dhswi.zoomgov.com/j/1617819753?pwd=bDJSVlMyR0owT3NOZHI5WUxVQU82dz09 Passcode: 168938 Or via phone: (669) 254 5252 or (646) 828 7666 or (551) 285 1373 or (669) 216 1590 Webinar ID: 161 781 9753, N/A, WI- 53703

Agency: Department of Health Services

Contact: Cheryl Jatczk-Glenn
608-267-7118
cheryl.jatczakglenn@dhs.wisconsin.gov

 

Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC)
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Meeting is available via Zoom:
https://dhswi.zoomgov.com/j/1617819753?pwd=bDJSVlMyR0owT3NOZHI5WUxVQU82dz09
Passcode: 168938
Or via phone:
(669) 254 5252 or (646) 828 7666 or (551) 285 1373 or (669) 216 1590
Webinar ID: 161 781 9753

AGENDA

9:00 AM          Meeting Call to Order

            Laura Waldvogel, Family Health La Clinica, Chairperson

• Roll call
• Review agenda
• Review and approve minutes from December 6, 2023 and March 6, 2024 meetings

 

9:10 AM          Public Comment

Laura Waldvogel, Family Health La Clinica, Chairperson

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. Due to time considerations, oral testimony will be limited to three (3) minutes per person. Your microphone will be muted after three (3) minutes.

9:15 AM          Cybersecurity Updates and Discussion

Jennifer Mueller, Department of Health Services, Chief Information Security Officer

Nick Havens, Department of Health Services, Director – Bureau of Systems Management

• How does the state protect Medicaid members and member data?

9:30 AM          Wisconsin Wayfinder

Deb Rathermel, Department of Health Services, Director – Bureau of Children’s Services

https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/wiscway/index.htm

• What is the Wisconsin Wayfinder? What is the plan for the future?

9:45 AM          Updates and Discussion with the Medicaid Director

Bill Hanna, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Medicaid Director

• Updates
  • Updates about priority initiatives
    • • Public Health Emergency Unwinding
      • Behavioral Health
      • Quality Strategy with HMOs
  • Updates about State Plan Amendments, Waivers, and new CMS Rules.
• Principles for becoming a Health Transformation Organization
  • Create an exceptional member experience
  • Improve outcomes through accountability
  • Innovate and solve problems
  • Create an inclusive culture
• • How do these align in your world? Where are we doing this well? Where should we be innovative? Where do we need to improve? Where are we not being culturally inclusive? What do we need to understand?

10:50 AM        Committee Membership Recruitment

Amanda Dreyer, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Deputy Medicaid Director

• Discuss recent recruitment and new members.

11:00 AM        Wrap Up

Laura Waldvogel

• Suggested topics for future meetings.
  • • Services for incarcerated members, including tribal members in county jails
    • Sedation dentistry
• 2024 Meetings: March 6, June 19, September 4, December 4.
• Thank you for your participation!

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.

Americans with Disabilities Act Statement

Reasonable accommodations, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. This agency, to the maximum extent possible, holds all meetings in facilities that are physically accessible to persons with disabilities.  For questions about accessibility, contact the meeting's sponsoring division.