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In the NAME of Collaboration

In the NAME of Collaboration. National Alliance for Medicaid in Education Convention, September 2003 By: Dann Stevens (Iowa) and Matt Fanale (Wisconsin). Introductions. Dann Stevens, Medicaid Program Consultant with Iowa Department of Education, Bureau of Children, Family & Community Services

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In the NAME of Collaboration

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  1. In the NAME of Collaboration National Alliance for Medicaid in Education Convention, September 2003 By: Dann Stevens (Iowa) and Matt Fanale (Wisconsin)

  2. Introductions • Dann Stevens, Medicaid Program Consultant with Iowa Department of Education, Bureau of Children, Family & Community Services • Matt Fanale, Program and Planning Analyst with Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Division of Health Care Financing

  3. Overview • SERRC Work Group • GLARRC Summit • Summit Evaluations • NAME Steering Committee and Structure • Review of National Issues • Question and Answer time

  4. SERRC Work Group • Three years of meetings to share ideas and discuss issues • Very strong group with great collaboration • SERRC staff at GLARRC Summit • Joint Conference in Atlanta last May

  5. GLARRC Summit • Iowa filled the Medicaid Consultant position in February 2002. • Through networking, found many other states in same situation (new staff). • As Minnesota and Iowa planned summit, GLARRC came on board with support. • Through collaboration, SERRC staff joined the meeting.

  6. Summit Evaluations • Concern over Medicaid and Education speaking in different ‘languages’. • Need for consistency across CMS regions. • Need for a national organization. • Sharing of information across states. • Linkage of Medicaid and Education at both the state and federal levels.

  7. NAME Steering Committee • From the GLARRC Summit there were six people stepping forward (3 RRCs). • Added Florida as the SERRC representative. • Washington and Vermont gave representation of each RRC for Education.

  8. NAME Structure • Three membership levels • Each state will have two votes (Medicaid and Education) • LEAs will have two at large Board seats • Director to represent each CMS region • Encourage innovative ideas for collaboration

  9. Current National Issues • MAC Guide from May of 2003 • Various OIG Audits • Medicaid vs Education terminology • HIPAA vs FERPA • Collaboration of various national organizations

  10. NAME Future • We are NOT a lobbying group • We do want to share information among states • We do want to assist with developing a common language between Medicaid and Education • We do want to promote consistent policy at the state and federal levels

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