Working Group to Reinvent Medicaid meeting Wednesday

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s Working Group to Reinvent Medicaid will hold its sixth group meeting on Wednesday at the Providence Marriott Downtown on Orms Street.

As the state Senate considers the House-approved budget for fiscal 2016 and the Reinventing Medicaid Act of 2015, Raimondo’s Working Group will continue its efforts to develop a long-term plan for the state’s publicly-funded health care system, according to a news release.

“The work to reinvent Medicaid requires an ongoing commitment from policymakers, providers, insurers, business leaders and other members of the community,” Health and Human Services Secretary Elizabeth Roberts said in a statement. “The Reinventing Medicaid Act of 2015 provides a strong foundation for long-term planning and positions Rhode Island to be a national leader in innovating Medicaid. We look forward to presenting Governor Raimondo with our recommended plan for ongoing, sustainable reforms that improve quality and outcomes and provide taxpayers and businesses with the greatest possible value.”

Tomorrow’s meeting will be the last before the group provides its final review and advises on a recommended course of action for long-term, sustainable reforms that build on the proposed reforms included in the Reinventing Medicaid Act.

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The proposals in the Reinventing Medicaid Act achieve more than $70 million in state Medicaid savings without cutting eligibility and establish incentive models that reward hospitals and nursing homes for proving better quality and better coordinated care.

The 4 p.m. meeting is open to the public. There will be an opportunity for attendees to provide public comments at the end of the meeting.

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  1. They cut funding to nursing homes who are already working on thin margins while raising fees on hospitals.

    Hospitals will just raise prices which will in turn be passed on to actual people living in the State. Nursing homes where teh elderly end up will surely lower the quality of care to make ends meet.