Delivery System Redesign

Minnesota's Health Care Reform Task Force Workforce Work Group is seeking input about potential strategies for addressing workforce issues in health care sectors, including primary care, dental health, long-term care, mental health and substance abuse.

Oregon Governor,  John Kitzhaber, signed into law a bill (S.B. 1580)  implementing coordinated care organizations (CCOs) that are intended to oversee the integration of physical, dental, and mental health services for more than 600,000 Medicaid members.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has denied most of Utah's Section1115 Medicaid waiver request while indicating it supports the state's plan to convert its Medicaid contracts in the state to an accountable care organization (ACO) model.

Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn, has called on health care providers to submit innovative coordinated care proposals that feature preventative medicine, new technologies, community outreach, and enhanced follow up treatment to improve the Illinois Medicaid program andpatient outcomes.

This report addresses alignment of Vermont's public and private insurance programs; bulk purchasing mechanisms for drugs, purchase of supplemental insurance plans; coverage for young adults; and financial risk considerations.