Accountable Communities of Health take major step toward Medicaid Transformation

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November 21, 2017

Accountable Communities of Health take major step toward Medicaid Transformation

All nine Accountable Communities of Health (ACHs) have submitted Project Plan portfolios to the state’s independent assessor, marking an important milestone in Washington’s Medicaid Transformation Demonstration. The portfolios identify the projects each ACH will undertake, and describe in detail how projects will be implemented.

Each ACH chose a minimum of four projects, selected from a list of eight statewide priorities. State leaders - along with many health care experts, researchers, and practitioners - believe that success in these eight priority areas will dramatically improve population health throughout Washington. Links to project plans can be found on our website, under Initiative 1.

From mid-November through January 2018, the independent assessor, Myers and Stauffer, will conduct two rounds of documents review, interspersed with two write-back periods. The write-back process is designed to answer ACHs’ questions, resolve problems and, ultimately, support successful Project Plans. The process wraps up in early February and kicks off Project Plan implementation. See assessment timeline.

Part of the state’s Healthier Washington initiative, the Medicaid Transformation Demonstration ends January 2021.

About Healthier Washington

Healthier Washington is a multi-sector partnership to transform the health care system. The result: Better health, better care, and lower costs. Our initiatives advance whole-person health, focus on paying for value rather than volume of health care services, and take a community-centered approach to care.

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