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California’s Coordinated Care Initiative. July 2014. Roadmap. About the Coordinated Care Initiative Cal MediConnect Medi -Cal Managed Long Term Services and Supports Timeline and Enrollment Participating in Cal MediConnect Additional Resources. The Coordinated Care Initiative: Where.
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California’s Coordinated Care Initiative July 2014
Roadmap • About the Coordinated Care Initiative • Cal MediConnect • Medi-Cal Managed Long Term Services and Supports • Timeline and Enrollment • Participating in Cal MediConnect • Additional Resources
The Coordinated Care Initiative: Where San Mateo Alameda Santa Clara San Bernardino Los Angeles Riverside Orange* San Diego *Participation in Orange County pending readiness reviews.
Medicare and Medi-Cal Today Medicare Medi-Cal • Doctors • Hospitals • Prescription drugs • Long-term services and supports • MSSP: Multipurpose Senior Services Program • IHSS: In-Home Supportive Services • CBAS: Community-Based Adult Services • Nursing facilities • Durable medical equipment • Medicare cost sharing Who: 65+, under 65 with certain disabilities Who: low-income Californians
The Coordinated Care Initiative: Two Parts Cal MediConnect Medi-Cal Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) • Optional • Combines Medicare and Medi-Cal benefits into one managed care health plan • Additional services, including care coordination • Mandatory • Beneficiaries will now receive Medi-Cal benefits through a managed care health plan, including LTSS and Medicare wrap-around. Who: many full dual eligible beneficiaries Who: Medi-Cal only beneficiaries, full dual eligibles who opt out of Cal MediConnect, other identified groups eligible for Medi-Cal
Cal MediConnect • Who: Medi-Medi beneficiaries • Optional Original Medicare and Medi-Cal services One number for all your health care needs Vision benefit: one routine eye exam annually and a $100 co-pay for eye glasses/contacts every two years Transportation benefit: 30 1-way trips per year in addition to the existing transportation benefit Care Coordination
Cal MediConnect Care Coordination • Cal MediConnect plans will give providers information and resources to support care coordination. • Health Risk Assessments (HRAs) • Primary, acute, LTSS, behavioral health and functional needs • Interdisciplinary Care Teams • Beneficiary, plan care coordinator, key providers • Individualized Care Plans • Care teams will develop and implement ICPs • Plan Care Coordinators • Facilitates communication between plans, providers, beneficiary
Care Coordination: Example Patient X recently had a stroke and is back living at home. • Under Cal MediConnect, a plan care coordinator will ensure the patient has: • Transportation to appointments • Coverage for prescriptions • Meals on Wheels • Other support for activities of daily living Before Cal MediConnect, the patient would have to navigate Medicare, Medi-Cal and county agencies to get needed social services – often relying on their doctor’s office staff for help.
If you have Medicare and Medi-Cal Option 1: Choose Cal MediConnect You can combine your Medicare A, B & D with your Medi-Cal benefits into a Cal MediConnect plan Select one of the participating Cal MediConnect plans in your county
Cal MediConnect Plan Options *Participation in Orange County pending readiness reviews.
People not eligible for Cal MediConnect You can’t join Cal MediConnect if you: • Are younger than 21. • Receive developmental disability waiver services from a Regional Center. • Do not meet your Medi-Cal share of cost, if you have one. • Have End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), except in San Mateo County. • Have other health coverage, such as retirement, veterans or private coverage. • Live in a veterans home. • Receive services through one of the following waiver programs; Nursing Facility/Acute Hospital, HIV/AIDS, Assisted Living, or In Home Operations (you must disenroll from these programs to enroll in Cal MediConnect, you will not be passively enrolled). • Are enrolled in PACE (you must disenrollto be eligible for the Cal MediConnect; will not be passively enrolled). • Live in some rural zip codes in Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
Medi-Cal Managed Long-Term Services and Supports • Same Medi-Cal services beneficiaries currently receive • Hearing aids • Bathrooms aids (grab bars, shower chairs) • Non-emergency medical transportation (wheelchair vans and litter vans) • Incontinence supplies • Medi-Cal long-term services and supports (MLTSS) will now be coordinated by a managed care plan • MSSP: Multipurpose Senior Services Program • IHSS: In-Home Supportive Services • CBAS: Community-Based Adult Services • Nursing facilities • Who: Medi-Cal only beneficiaries, full dual eligibles who opt out of Cal MediConnect, other identified groups eligible for Medi-Cal • Mandatory
If you have Medicare and Medi-Cal Option 2: Keep your Medicare as it is and join a Medi-Cal health plan Enroll in only a Medi-Cal Plan • Your Medicare including your Part D plan, will stay the same • You will continue to use the same Medicare providers • Your Medi-Cal benefits are now assigned to the Medi-Cal health plan Select one of the participating Medi-Cal plans in your county
If you have only Medi-Cal You must choose a Medi-Cal plan for your Medi-Cal benefits Enroll in a Medi-Cal Plan Select one of the participating Medi-Cal plans in your county
MLTSS Plan Options *Participation in Orange County pending readiness reviews.
PACE Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly You may be eligible to enroll in a PACE program • If you: • Are 55 or older • Live in your home or community setting safely • Need a high level of care for a disability or chronic condition • Live in a ZIP code served by a PACE health plan • Who: Medi-Medi beneficiaries and Medi-Cal beneficiaries • Option available to those who are determined eligible
When to Expect Notices • Beneficiaries will receive notices 90, 60, and 30 days prior to your coverage date. • For most people their coverage date is the first day of their birth month. • Cal MediConnect official information from the state will only arrive in blue envelopes.
General Timeline • April 2014 Enrollment in San Mateo • May 2014 Enrollment in San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino begins • July 2014 Enrollment in Los Angeles begins* • January 2015 Enrollment in Alameda, Santa Clara, and Orange begins* *Enrollment in Orange County and select Los Angeles plans pending readiness reviews.
Timeline Specifics Individuals who receive passive enrollment notices: • Already in Managed Medi-Cal – enroll/benefit added in 1 month • Not in Managed Medi-Cal – enroll by birth month • In CCI-health plan DSNPs – enroll in one month in January
Timeline Specifics Individuals who are eligible for Cal MediConnect but WILL NOT receive passive enrollment notices: • Enrolled in non-CCI plan DSNP • Enrolled in Medicare Advantage • Enrolled in VA, waiver system, etc. These populations will be asked to selected a Managed Medi-Cal (MLTSS) plan.
90 Day Notice Cal MediConnect Notices 60 Day Notice 30 Day Notice
90 Day Notice MLTSS 60 Day Notice 30 Day Notice
Choice Form Section 3: Cal MediConnect Plan To select a Cal MediConnect plan, complete section 3 ONLY. Section 5: Medi-Cal Plan To “Opt-Out” of Cal MediConnect, fill out section 5 ONLY. Choose the Medi-Cal plan you are already in or select the Medi-Cal plan you want to join. Section 7: PACE Plans To select a PACE plan complete section 7 AND also complete section 3 OR 5 as back-up options.
Use the Choice Form to Choose the Plan you Want • If you have both Medicare and Medi-Cal and you do nothing: • You will be assigned to a Cal MediConnect plan that is the best match for you. • If you have only Medi-caland you do nothing: • You will be assigned to a Medi-Cal plan that is the best match for you. • This way you will not lose your Medicare or Medi-Cal benefits or services.
Enrollment: Health Care Options Call Health Care Options to: • Enroll in a Cal MediConnect plan, or • Enroll in a Medi-Cal plan (and keep your Medicare as it is today), or • Enroll in a PACE plan 1-844-580-7272
Enrollment • The use of independent agents/brokers will not be permitted and all MMP enrollment transactions must be processed by the State enrollment broker (Health Care Options). • If an individual is cross walked into a Cal MediConnect plan in some cases the broker may still receive payment from the health plan.
Additional Resources • Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) • Call HICAP for free unbiased counseling • Email info@calduals.org • Twitter @CalDuals