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January 3, 2017

Public comment period opens for Medicaid transformation project toolkit

[corrected link] The draft Medicaid Transformation Project Toolkit is now available for public comment.

The toolkit provides details about the projects that will be eligible for funding under Initiative 1 of the Medicaid transformation demonstration. Initiative 1, Transformation through Accountable Communities of Health, will pursue projects aimed at transforming the Medicaid delivery system to serve the whole person and use resources more wisely.The Transformation Project Toolkit was developed with state and regional health priorities in mind, including input from cross-sector experts and stakeholders.  

The Health Care Authority will accept comments about the draft Transformation Project Toolkit by e-mail to medicaidtransformation@hca.wa.gov until 5 p.m. on  February 2, 2017. 

More information can be found on the Medicaid transformation web page.

Upcoming events

• January 10: Bi-Directional Health Integration: Improving Care for All Patients - register online 
• January 30: Health Innovation Leadership Network quarterly meeting - register online 

Career opportunities

• AIM Econometrician
• Senior Health Policy Analyst
• Senior Health Policy Analyst - Medical Program Specialist 3
• Delivery System Transformation Financial Analyst
• Medicaid Transformation Budget Analyst

For more information, please contact Ryan Dahlstrom at ryan.dahlstrom@hca.wa.gov.

The project described was supported by Funding Opportunity Number CMS-1G1-14-001 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The contents provided are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of HHS or any of its agencies.