As the Medicaid landscape evolves amid growing budgetary pressures and the introduction of new work requirements, innovation will be critical to meeting member needs. Implementing tech-enabled solutions is one way Medicaid agencies, health plans, and health care organizations can provide more effective, efficient care.
This Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) webinar explored key takeaways from the Medicaid Innovation Collaborative (MIC), an initiative that brings together state Medicaid programs, managed care organizations (MCOs), and other key stakeholders to identify and implement private-sector, tech-enabled solutions that address Medicaid members’ health and social care needs. Representatives from companies delivering tech innovations to Medicaid members in Iowa, Kentucky, and New York State discussed their experiences, outcomes, and lessons related to contracting with Medicaid MCOs in MIC pilot projects. MIC, a program of Acumen America, is funded by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust and the Public Benefit Innovation Fund at Digital Harbor Foundation. CHCS is a technical assistance partner to the collaborative.
This webinar builds on a previous session, Tech-Enabled Solutions for Addressing Health-Related Social Needs: Experiences from Iowa and Kentucky Medicaid, that explored the goals of using tech-enabled solutions to improve care and services for Medicaid members, and how tech innovators and states can align around common objectives.
Agenda
I. Welcome and Introduction
Speakers: Kelsey Brykman, Senior Program Officer, CHCS, and Veenu Aulakh, Executive Director, MIC
K. Brykman welcomed participants and provided an overview of why tech-enabled innovation is important in this current policy environment. V. Aulakh provided an overview of the Medicaid Innovation Collaborative.
II. MIC Pilot Overviews: Samaritan, Kaizen Health, FarmboxRx
Speakers: Ariel Cooper, Chief Operating Officer and Tess Kursel, Customer Success Lead, Samaritan; Mindi Knebel, CEO, Kaizen Health; Stephanie Stone, Assistant Vice President for Healthcare Services, Passport by Molina Healthcare; and Meghan David, Chief Commercial & Operating Officer, FarmboxRx
Tech companies that participated in the MIC pilot introduced their organizations and shared insights from their pilots in Iowa, Kentucky, and New York State. See recent case studies for details on implementation lessons and results from select pilot projects.
III. Panel Discussion Exploring Tech-Enabled Solutions in Medicaid
K. Brykman facilitated a panel discussion with the tech companies to explore the implementation of their innovations and how the companies are thinking about the impact of the current policy environment on tech-enabled innovations in Medicaid.
IV. Moderated Q&A
Moderator: K. Brykman, CHCS
