What is our purpose?
To connect, educate and support diverse organizations interested in or affected by Medicaid transformation in North Carolina
With the pending transition to Medicaid Managed Care from NC Medicaid’s current fee-for-service model, it is important for all North Carolinians – particularly Medicaid beneficiaries and community-based organizations that engage with them – to have the most current and accurate information about what is happening, an understanding of how Medicaid transformation may impact their communities, and opportunities to improve the system by sharing consumers’ thoughts, concerns and experiences.
What do we value?
- Diversity
- Innovation
- Community-driven Solutions
- Trust and Relationships
- Transparency and Accountability
- Shifting Power Dynamics
- Shared Leadership
- Collaboration
What will you gain by being a part of this statewide effort?
- Accurate, up-to-date information related to Medicaid transformation
- A community of diverse organizations that are committed to improving the health of North Carolinians
How can you strengthen the work of the Collaborative and ensure its success?
- Be an active participant by regularly attending meetings in person or via teleconference. Members of the Collaborative will help to determine the frequency and duration of meetings as well as key topics of discussion.
- Ensure the bilateral transfer of information. Share with other Collaborative members what you are hearing from consumers about the effects of Medicaid transformation, and take information learned during Collaborative meetings back to your organization and the communities you serve.
- Serve as an ambassador by sharing the benefits of participating in the NC Collaborative on Medicaid Transformation with other organizations and inviting new stakeholders to the table.
Ready to get involved?
- Click here to subscribe to updates from the NC Collaborative on Medicaid Transformation.
- Attend our meetings. Click here for dates, times and locations.
- Email Linda Kinney, at lkinney@caresharehealth.org for more information.
Upcoming Meetings
November 13, 2020 – Can Implementing Medicaid Managed Care Address Health Disparities? Looking Back at Other State’s Experiences and Looking Forward to North Carolina’s Transition
Presenters: Brigette Courtot and Emily Johnston, PhD – The Urban Institute
With support from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, researchers from the Urban Institute are examining North Carolina Medicaid’s transition to a managed care and value-based care environment to help determine whether this shift results in more equitable access to care and health outcomes, particularly for pregnant women and children of color and those living in underserved or rural areas. The research team will describe their mixed-methods study design, which includes multiple rounds of qualitative data collection and a pair of quantitative data analyses to set a baseline for measuring the effects of Medicaid reforms on health outcomes. Researchers will also present information from their literature scan of how the shift to Medicaid managed care has influenced health outcomes and disparities in other states.
Click here to register for the meeting
Past Meetings
- October 9, 2020 – NC Medicaid Transformation Restart
- September 11, 2020 – NC Integrated Care for Kids
- August 14, 2020 – NC COMeT – Lessons Learned from other States – National Health Law Program
- July 10, 2020 Session Law 2020-88 (also known as the Medicaid Funding Act or SB 808)
- June 8, 2020 – Status of Medicaid Managed Care in North Carolina with NC DHHS
Healthcare Guidebook – Developed by Care Ring, this website has medicaid transformation resources.
Addressing Health Related Social Needs Among Medicaid Beneficiaries: Mapping Cross-Sector Partnership Roles – Developed by Center for Healthcare Strategies
Recent News Items
Upcoming Webinars: November 2, 2020 & December 1, 2020 – Center for Healthy Communities, University of NC-Wilmington – Medicaid Transformation Webinar Series
Ready to get involved?
Join the NC Medicaid Transformation Collaborative listserv at https://www.caresharehealth.org/medtransform/.
Attend our meetings. Visit https://www.caresharehealth.org/medtransform/ for dates, times and locations.
Email Linda Kinney at lkinney@caresharehealth.org for more information.