Great conversation with Liz Matney of Iowa Medicaid. Topics include: helping providers and members navigate the post-covid Medicaid world, implementation of their new hospital provider tax, and finding new opportunities to be more flexible in managing their programs. Run time: 21 mins
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The Medicaid Geezer Show: May 2024
Episode 58 of Clay’s Medicaid News Roundtable
MedicaREConversations: Interview with Rex Wallace
Great conversation with Rex Wallace. Topics include: data security (including the United/Change disaster and the impact on Medicare member trust, CAHPS surveys (and the changes in weighting after this year), and insights on health equity as a component of STARs.
Run time: 16mins
Run time: 17 mins
State Spotlight- Idaho: Interview with Juliet Charron
Great conversation with Juliet Charon of Idaho Medicaid. Topics include: recent innovative projects, advice to other Medicaid Directors, CMS reg implementations, and the state’s consideration of using the managed care model.
Run time: 17 mins
“State” Spotlight- District of Columbia: Interview with Melisa Byrd
Great conversation with Melisa Byrd of D.C. Medicaid. Topics include: Increasing integration in LTSS, using an EDW to integrate SNAP/TANF, success stories from the District Direct member portal, and investments in HIT infrastructure to facilitate care transformation.
Run time: 17 mins
State Spotlight- West Virginia: Interview with Cindy Beane
Great conversation with Cindy Beane of West Virginia. Topics include: Foster care (C-SED waiver), the SUD waiver and WV’s unique approach to carving out Rx.
Run time: 18 mins
State Spotlight- Arkansas: Interview with Janet Mann
Great conversation with Janet Mann, Arkansas DHS Secretary. She covered 4 key topics: Working to create a sustainable Medicaid program, the Arkansas PHE unwinding experience, maternal health innovation ideas and the CMS re-entry waiver.
Run time: 16 minutes
Episode 57 of Clay’s Medicaid News Roundtable
Medicaid State Spotlight: Hawaii- An interview with Judy Mohr-Peterson
Great conversation with Judy Mohr-Peterson, Medicaid Director of Hawai’i. She covered a lot of ground, including: (1) Their new 1115 waiver renewal that covers nutritional supports, rental assistance, and utilities, and support for justice-involved individuals; (2) the impact of the wildfire response on Medicaid agency operations; and (3) what the Hawai’i experience with the unwinding has been (and what it will be in 2024).
Run time: 17 mins