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Care Coordination/Care Management in Missouri

        As part of Missouri’s efforts to better coordinate care, the state requires all of its Medicaid plans to enroll in a Health Improvement Plan, and its Medicaid beneficiaries to be provided with a health home.1 In order to evaluate the quality of care provided to the Medicaid population, the state has established a Medicaid Oversight Committee.2  The Committee is responsible for reviewing comparative health plan and delivery model data.  The Committee must also develop new health improvement plans that take into account the changing demographics of the state’s Medicaid population.3  To allow better care management, beneficiaries under the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) have access to a telephone hotline that provides parents with information on available health care providers.4

        In order to address health care access issues, the state runs a public education campaign to inform citizens with little or inadequate health insurance of the availability and accessibility to federal and state health programs.5  The state has also established the Office of Rural Health within the Department of Health and Senior Services.  The Office of Rural Health’s responsibilities include, educating consumers and providers on quality and cost effectiveness of health care services, promoting innovations in health care delivery in rural areas, and providing technical assistance to rural communities.6  Further efforts to increase access to health care in rural and underserved areas can be seen through the state’s Health Access Incentive Fund, which provides financial incentives for providers, including those participating in Medicaid to locate where the need is greatest.7

 

 

Footnotes

  • 1. V.A.M.S. 208.950
  • 2. V.A.M.S. 208.955
  • 3. Id.
  • 4. V.A.M.S. 192.601
  • 5. V.A.M.S. 191.839
  • 6. V.A.M.S. 192.604
  • 7. V.A.M.S. 191.411

 

Care Coordination/Care Management in Missouri

Subtopic Statute/Regulation Description
Care Coordination/Care Management Availability of cost-sharing amount information, applicability to supplemental insurance policies-cost impact analysis of proposed health care benefit mandates - Mo. Rev. Stat. §376.446 Health insurers must allow individuals to gain access to cost-sharing information, such as copays, deductibles, and premium.  At a minimum, this...
Coordinated Licensure System - Mo. Rev. Stat. §335.330 The state of Missouri is a participant with other states in a compact that allows coordination with other state databases of licensed registered...
Education programs for persons with no or inadequate health insurance - Mo. Rev. Stat. §191.839 The Department of Social Services and Department of Health and Senior Services must coordinate efforts to design and implement a public education...
Establishment and Duties of the MoHealthNet Oversight Committee - Mo. Rev. Stat. §208.955 The state has established the MoHealthNet Oversight Committee to review patient satisfaction and outcomes reports of the state’s Medicaid...
Establishment and Duties of the Office of Rural Health - Mo. Rev. Stat. §192.604 The state has established the Office of Rural Health within the Department of Health and Senior Services to serve as a central source of information...
Establishment of a Telephone Hotline for CHIP Beneficiaries - Mo. Rev. Stat. §192.601 The Department of Health and Senior Services must establish a telephone hotline for parents of CHIP beneficiaries to gain access to information about...
Evidence Required to Prove Criteria for Designation as Community-Based Health Maintenance Organization - Mo. Code Regs. Ann. tit. 20, § 400-7.300 Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) that want to be designated as community based HMOs, must meet certain criteria laid out by regulations....
Implementation of a program that coordinates health care services and the establishment of a Health Access Incentive Fund - Mo. Rev. Stat. §191.411 The Director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services must implement a program that coordinates health care services, particularly in...
Long-Term Facility Resident Rights - Mo. Code Regs. Ann. tit. 19, § 30-88.010 Long term care facilities must inform all residents, next of kin, or legally authorized representative of their rights and responsibilities as...
Requirements for Consent to Surgical or Medical Treatment - Mo. Rev. Stat. § 431.061 The statute above addresses who may provide consent for medical treatment and under what circumstances.  Under the statute, any competent adult...
Requirements of Mo HealthNet Plans - Mo. Rev. Stat. § 208.950 All Mo Healthnet plans (the state’s Medicaid program) are required to be enrolled in health improvement plans, including risk bearing...