Advocacy on No Wrong Door & Medicaid Outreach - Talking Points & Meetings

From the Medicaid Coalition:

 

More information has come out in the last few days about the state’s plans to do outreach on the Medicaid expansion, and it does not look good. HSD has stated that it expects community groups to do the bulk of Medicaid outreach, but HSD does not plan to provide resources to groups other than giving them information they can use. And while HSD will be holding a bunch of Centennial Care meetings around the state, they are likely to be mostly focused on MCO participation and may only reach people who are currently enrolled in Medicaid.

 

The Exchange just received an additional establishment grant of $18.6 million to do outreach and consumer assistance. Under federal law, the Exchange is supposed to be including Medicaid outreach and enrollment activities. Even still, the Exchange has sent information to the federal government declaring that the Exchange does not plan to use these funds to do any Medicaid outreach or enrollment activities. We are trying to find out if those plans have changed in its negotiations with the federal government, but in the meantime, it is critical that our groups call upon the Exchange to ensure do Medicaid outreach and ensure no wrong door access to coverage.

 

Attached are some talking points about the importance of the Exchange doing Medicaid outreach and enrollment assistance.  Here are some upcoming meetings to be aware of that will have time for public comment (with several of the agendas attached):

 

Legislative Health and Human Services Committee (LHHS)–– Friday, July 26^th : Panel on Outreach from 1:00-3:00 & Public comment at 4:00

Location: Pueblo of Jemez