Medicare/Medicaid Integration Project - WA State's Proposal (HealthPathWashington)

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HealthPathWashington LogoHealthPathWashington is Washington's Final Design Proposal Submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Washington has a long history of innovation and has achieved progress in rebalancing services and supports away from institutional care. Today, Washington is ready to move forward, through HealthPathWashington's multi-pronged approach to:

  • Improve care, services and supports
  • Support beneficiary choice
  • Sustain high levels of community supports and
  • Integrate care, services and supports for people with physical, cognitive, intellectual disabilities and mental illness or substance abuse challenges.

To achieve these goals, Washington is recommending three strategies:

  • Health Homes for high cost high risk dually eligible persons in January 2013
  • Full Integration capitated financial model through health plans in January 2014 and
  • Modernized and consolidated service delivery with shared outcomes and aligned financial incentives in January 2014.

Read the proposal: HealthPathWashington: A Medicare and Medicaid Integration Project (PDF)

Questions or Comments?

Submit your feedback and comments directly to CMS     
Note: This is anticipated to be available the week of April 30-May 4, 2012