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Public Assistance Reporting Information System

Learn about Colorado's Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS), including its background, structure, opportunities, and accomplishments. Discover helpful information, best practices, and other resources related to PARIS.

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Public Assistance Reporting Information System

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  1. Public Assistance Reporting Information System Staci Morley-Young Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing

  2. Objectives • Describe Colorado’s background and structure • Identify the opportunities Colorado has encountered • List Colorado’s accomplishments • Identify helpful information for PARIS

  3. Background • Participation began in 2006 • Participate in all quarters; all three matches

  4. Structure • Two agencies for public assistance • State supervised, county administered

  5. 64 Counties

  6. The Numbers • 78% of all Interstate Matches are for the 10 biggest counties • 57% of all Interstate Matches are for the Denver metro area and Colorado Springs

  7. Opportunities • State supervised, county administered • Voluntary for counties • No additional funding/resources to work PARIS matches • Counties determine investigation action

  8. Outreach • Understand procedures for working Matches • Determine which matches are being worked • Feedback on how to improve process

  9. An Opportunity To Make a Change • EBT to require the ten biggest counties to work PARIS Interstate Match • Senate Bill to provide some funding to the counties for PARIS

  10. Accomplishments • Project to identify possible erroneous payments based on PARIS Interstate Match and medical claims data

  11. Accomplishments • Clarified Medicaid rules for VA Pension and Aid & Attendance • Clarified who was paying for prescription drugs for Veterans living in State Veterans Homes

  12. Accomplishments • Project to close CHP+ cases identified on the PARIS Interstate Match

  13. Helpful Information • PARIS Web site • Annual Training Conference Presentations • Best Practices • Reports • Other states

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