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Sponsor: Dr. Karen DeSalvo T2 Officers: Billy Smith, Ryuk Byun, Beth Aitcheson, Adam Rodman

Sponsor: Dr. Karen DeSalvo T2 Officers: Billy Smith, Ryuk Byun, Beth Aitcheson, Adam Rodman. Primary Care Access and Stabilization Grant: – implemented September 21, 2007 $100 million federal grant program

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Sponsor: Dr. Karen DeSalvo T2 Officers: Billy Smith, Ryuk Byun, Beth Aitcheson, Adam Rodman

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  1. Sponsor: Dr. Karen DeSalvo T2 Officers: Billy Smith, Ryuk Byun, Beth Aitcheson, Adam Rodman

  2. Primary Care Access and Stabilization Grant: • – implemented September 21, 2007 • $100 million federal grant program • Funding for 25 public and nonprofit organizations providing primary care and mental health care • Money awarded every six months based on case/payer mix from previous period

  3. PCASG- Results: • Allowed expansion of community-based clinics: • 67  93 • Increased patients served • See more than 175,000 patients in greater NOLA area • Number of individuals served increasing by 13% / annum • 14/25 are now NCQA designated “Patient Centered Medical Homes”

  4. PCASG: Who does it cover? • Uninsured for at least six months AND: • 19-64 years old • Not pregnant • Not eligible for Medicaid or CHIP • Family (of 4) income not > 200% FPL or $44,100 • Doesn’t include undocumented residents

  5. This funding was set to expire September 30, 2010 Last week, the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) approved Louisiana’s Medicaid Waiver proposal the “Greater New Orleans Community Health Connection” Expands the program to December 31, 2013 $97.5 million over 3 years

  6. Links: Map Guide: - use this! http://www.gnocommunity.org/#welcome HPAG Website: http://tmedweb.tulane.edu/mu/hpag/ Library Health Policy Website: http://libguides.tulane.edu/healthreform General Info: http://www.kff.org/

  7. Speakers: November 9, 2010: Tony Keck, Deputy Secretary, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Dinner Series: Bruce Greenstein, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – email signups/lottery in coming weeks More TBA:

  8. Contact Information: Beth Aitcheson eaitches@tulane.edu Ryuk Byun rbyun@tulane.edu Adam Rodman arodman1@tulane.edu Billy Smith wsmith@tulane.edu Send applications for T1 officer positions to Beth Aitcheson – 2 wks – approximately 200 words describing your interest in the group

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