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Healthcare Committee

Healthcare Committee. SHPA Quarterly Committee Report May 7, 2013. The Healthcare Committee - Our Purpose. The Healthcare Committee:

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Healthcare Committee

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  1. Healthcare Committee SHPA Quarterly Committee Report May 7, 2013

  2. The Healthcare Committee - Our Purpose The Healthcare Committee: • Connects members with one another across the state - sharing information, ideas, challenges, and solutions for supportive housing providers on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation in Illinois. • Researches implementation strategies, discusses and recommends new and/or best practices for supportive housing related to service funding and Medicaid expansion in Illinois.

  3. The Healthcare CommitteeIsFocusing On: • The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) • Medicaid Expansion • Care Coordination • Healthcare Market Exchange • Potential Payment (for services) System Change

  4. What Is The State Required To Do? Changes Upcoming: • Illinois enrolls 50% of Medicaid Recipients in Care Coordination. • Enrollment in ACA begins in October. • Affordable Care Act coverage begins Jan. 1, 2014. ACA

  5. It seems like a lot of change! This change in activity will require some change in your organization. • More collaboration with other organizations. • More working with other organizations on a contractual basis. • Perhaps becoming a Medicaid certified provider in the future. Don’t panic! Take a breath!

  6. What Can We Do? Recommendations from the Committee: • Get prepared! Change is coming! • Take advantage of all opportunities to learn about ACA, Medicaid expansion. • Develop new partners and expand old partnerships! • Assess your organization for training needs - for staff - for residents - for the organization as a whole!

  7. First, recognize what we do! Recognize that: • What we do in our organizations impacts peoples’ lives. • We have a responsibility to help people successfully manage their illness (physical and/or behavioral). • Our goal is to focus on the preventative activities that assist in health management. • Appropriate skill levels exist within our current staff operations (i.e., engagement, case management, relationship development).

  8. Questions and Current Practices to Consider • What kind of staff skill sets will be needed? • What training for staff and for residents will be needed? • What services do we currently provide? • What else could we provide that will help residents to improve their health and well-being?

  9. Join in with the Healthcare Committee We can learn from each other! • 2nd Tuesday of the Month • Time: 10.00 am • Place: Conference Call • Call in # - 888-296-6500 • Access Code 292814#

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