Technical Assistance to the State of Minnesota in Developing Specialized
Managed Care Programs for Individuals with Disabilities
This project involves providing a wide range of technical assistance and
consultation to various parties in the state of Minnesota, including the
Medicaid program, several counties. and a range of managed care plans as
they begin the process of enrolling their SSI population in managed care.
Specific activities include, but are not limited to:
• helping the state and counties to identify their target populations,
• developing contract specifications,
• identifying some of the important benefits for different disability
groups,
• developing a managed care readiness review tool and conducting the
readiness review for different plans,
• providing technical assistance around specific mental health and
substance abuse issues, and
• providing consultation around the wide range of issues the state,
the counties and the health plans will face as they enroll the SSI population
in managed care.
HDWG staff involved in this project are Carol Tobias, M.M.H.S. and Mari-Lynn
Drainoni, Ph.D.
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