Collaborative FAQs
A continously updated list of questions about everything Collaborative related.
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BHT February Update
Whew! It’s hard to believe it is nearly March and pitchers and catchers have already reported to Spring training. We have been busy these last two months.
BHT’s Navigator, Israel Vidales, Goes to D.C. for 2018 Families USA Conference
The Navigator Network team gave their newest team member, Israel Vidales, the opportunity to attend the 2018 Families USA conference in Washington D.C. last month. Israel learned about the various ideas that states are planning with their Medicaid waivers. These ideas included Medicaid buy-in options and payment reform. He also attended a panel discussion on …
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Intergovernmental Transfers (IGT) – FAQs
Washington State will use funds transferred from public providers, know as Intergovernmental Transfers (IGT), to make up a portion of the dollars for Medicaid Transformation.
Managed Care Contracting Training with Adam Falcone
As part of our FIMC investment in Behavioral Health providers in the region, BHT hosted a presentation and training session on Managed Care Contracting, presented by Adam Falcone. With a turnout with 23 agencies and 60 individuals participating, it was clear this was a topic of importance for our region! His presentation included preparing for Managed Care contracting, …
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ACH Communications Council Recap
Last Wednesday, BHT sat in on a call with the eight other ACHs and the HCA for our monthly Communications Council call, an opportunity for all parties to align on communication projects and language for Healthier Washington. One discussion point during the call was around the use of the word “Demonstration” in our project work. This …
Community Voices Council Meets for the First Time
The Community Voices Council met officially for the first time this week in its very early stages. Co-chairs Phil Tyler and Marion Lee led a lively discussion on factors to consider as we work together building the rest of the council in a way that best represents the diverse needs and interests of the Medicaid …
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Delay of Collaborative Launch
Throughout the ACH development process the BHT team has committed to keeping our partners informed on the many moving parts of this work. This often means we release information ONLY to find it to be “clarified” by new information or additional guidance provided via the Health Care Authority. As we noted on Friday, there are …
Lean, Mean, Transformation Making Machine
As the backbone organization supporting the Collaboratives in health systems change, BHT believes part of that responsibility is ensuring that as many dollars go to our partners as possible. We can stay narrow because our role is of a coordinator; we believe our community has the experts it already needs to get the work done.
Funds Flow Allocation for Year 1 Update
At our January 24th BHT Board meeting, the Board approved the first round of Funds Flow allocation for Year 1 Project Funds. Our intent is to push out as many dollars as we can now to support our partners in planning and preparation for transformation in their settings, while holding back a portion of funds …