NYAPRS Note: As the state continues to offer public information about the 1115 waiver and DSRIP, the news articles regarding the program have finally shifted from tales of hospital bail-outs to a more pragmatic and helpful dialogue. Continue to read through DSRIP information here, including presentations and guidelines for stakeholder transparency.
State Delves Deeper Into DSRIP
Crain’s Health Pulse; 5/8/2014
The state held another session on the Medicaid waiver yesterday, with Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson fielding questions on the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment program. And what a volume of questions there were: 75 minutes into the two-hour conference call, there were still 20 callers in the question queue.
Many of those with questions were nervous about the nonbinding Performing Provider System letter of intent, due to the state Department of Health on May 15. Mr. Helgerson said nothing was binding about the letter—participants could be added or dropped. “Nothing will lock you in or lock you out,” he said. Participants can be added until mid-December.
Mr. Helgerson cautioned about being listed as the lead of a partnership, emphasizing that to be the lead is “a really big deal,” with major accountability responsibility. A lead should not try to serve their usual subset of the Medicaid population, but instead serve a broad section. “It’s about population health management,” he reminded those interested in DSRIP.
He clarified that groups can be in more than one PPS. A home care provider might serve a large geographic area, for example, and could be a key member of several PPSs. He also said that a PPS does not have to be locked into a project now, as it could revise the proposed project after performing a community needs assessment.
The letter of intent will be posted on DOH’s website after May 15, so potential partners can see the types of groups forming with an eye to joining them.
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20140508/PULSE/140509877/state-delves-deeper-into-dsrip#