Californias Coordinated Care Initiative July 2014 Roadmap About
California’s Coordinated Care Initiative July 2014
Roadmap • About the Coordinated Care Initiative • Cal Medi. Connect • Medi-Cal Managed Long Term Services and Supports • Timeline and Enrollment • Participating in Cal Medi. Connect • Additional Resources 2
The Coordinated Care Initiative: Where San Mateo Alameda Santa Clara San Bernardino Los Angeles Riverside Orange* San Diego *Participation in Orange County pending readiness reviews. 3
Medicare and Medi-Cal Today Medicare Medi-Cal Who: 65+, under 65 with certain disabilities Who: low-income Californians • • Doctors Long-term services and supports • MSSP: Multipurpose Senior Services Program • IHSS: In-Home Supportive Services • CBAS: Community-Based Adult Services • Nursing facilities • Hospitals • Prescription drugs 4 • Durable medical equipment • Medicare cost sharing
The Coordinated Care Initiative: Two Parts Medi-Cal Medi. Connect Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Who: many full dual eligible beneficiaries Who: Medi-Cal only beneficiaries, full dual eligibles who opt out of Cal Medi. Connect, other identified groups eligible for Medi-Cal • Optional • Combines Medicare and Medi-Cal benefits into one managed care health plan • Additional services, including care coordination 5 • Mandatory • Beneficiaries will now receive Medi-Cal benefits through a managed care health plan, including LTSS and Medicare wrap-around.
Cal Medi. Connect • Who: Medi-Medi beneficiaries • Original Medicare and Medi. Cal services • One number for all your health care needs • Vision benefit: one routine eye exam annually and a $100 co-pay for eye glasses/contacts every two years • Optional • Transportation benefit: 30 1 way trips per year in addition to the existing transportation benefit • Care Coordination 6
Cal Medi. Connect Care Coordination • Cal Medi. Connect plans will give providers information and resources to support care coordination. • Health Risk Assessments (HRAs) • Primary, acute, LTSS, behavioral health and functional needs • Interdisciplinary Care Teams • Beneficiary, plan care coordinator, key providers • Individualized Care Plans • Care teams will develop and implement ICPs • Plan Care Coordinators • Facilitates communication between plans, providers, beneficiary 7
Care Coordination: Example Patient X recently had a stroke and is back living at home. Under Cal Medi. Connect, a plan care coordinator will ensure the patient has: • Transportation to appointments • Coverage for prescriptions • Meals on Wheels • Other support for activities of daily living Before Cal Medi. Connect, the patient would have to navigate Medicare, Medi. Cal and county agencies to get needed social services – often relying on their doctor’s office staff for help. 8
If you have Medicare and Medi-Cal Option 1: Choose Cal Medi. Connect You can combine your Medicare A, B & D with your Medi-Cal benefits into a Cal Medi. Connect plan Select one of the participating Cal Medi. Connect plans in your county 9
Cal Medi. Connect Plan Options Los Angeles Alameda • Care 1 st, Care. More, Health Net, LA Care and Molina Health • Alameda Alliance and Anthem Blue Cross Orange* Santa Clara • Cal. Optima • Anthem Blue Cross and Santa Clara Family Health Plan San Diego San Bernardino • Care 1 st, Community Health Group, Health Net and Molina Health • Inland Empire Health Plan and Molina Health Riverside San Mateo • Inland Empire Health Plan and Molina Health • Health Plan of San Mateo *Participation in Orange County pending readiness reviews. 10
People not eligible for Cal Medi. Connect You can’t join Cal Medi. Connect if you: • Are younger than 21. • Receive developmental disability waiver services from a Regional Center. • Do not meet your Medi-Cal share of cost, if you have one. • Have End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), except in San Mateo County. • Have other health coverage, such as retirement, veterans or private coverage. • Live in a veterans home. • Receive services through one of the following waiver programs; Nursing Facility/Acute Hospital, HIV/AIDS, Assisted Living, or In Home Operations (you must disenroll from these programs to enroll in Cal Medi. Connect, you will not be passively enrolled). • Are enrolled in PACE (you must disenroll to be eligible for the Cal Medi. Connect; will not be passively enrolled). • Live in some rural zip codes in Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. 11
Medi-Cal Managed Long-Term Services and Supports • Who: Medi-Cal only beneficiaries, full dual eligibles who opt out of Cal Medi. Connect, other identified groups eligible for Medi-Cal • Mandatory • Same Medi-Cal services beneficiaries currently receive • Hearing aids • Bathrooms aids (grab bars, shower chairs) • Non-emergency medical transportation (wheelchair vans and litter vans) • Incontinence supplies • Medi-Cal long-term services and supports (MLTSS) will now be coordinated by a managed care plan • MSSP: Multipurpose Senior Services Program • IHSS: In-Home Supportive Services • CBAS: Community-Based Adult Services • Nursing facilities 12
If you have Medicare and Medi-Cal Option 2: Keep your Medicare as it is and join a Medi-Cal health plan • Enroll in only a Medi-Cal Plan Your Medicare including your Part D plan, will stay the same • You will continue to use the same Medicare providers • Your Medi-Cal benefits are now assigned to the Medi-Cal health plan Select one of the participating Medi-Cal plans in your county 13
If you have only Medi-Cal You must choose a Medi-Cal plan for your Medi-Cal benefits Enroll in a Medi-Cal Plan Select one of the participating Medi-Cal plans in your county 14
MLTSS Plan Options Los Angeles Alameda • Health Net (Molina), LA Care (Anthem, Care 1 st, Kaiser) • Alameda Alliance and Anthem Blue Cross Orange* Santa Clara • Cal. Optima • Anthem Blue Cross and Santa Clara Family Health Plan San Diego San Bernardino • Care Community Health Group, Health Net, Molina, and Kaiser 1 st, • Inland Empire Health Plan (Kaiser) and Molina (Health Net) San Mateo Riverside • Health Plan of San Mateo • Inland Empire Health Plan (Kaiser) and Molina (Health Net) *Participation in Orange County pending readiness reviews. 15
PACE Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly • Who: Medi-Medi beneficiaries and Medi-Cal beneficiaries • Option available to those who are determined eligible You may be eligible to enroll in a PACE program If you: • Are 55 or older • Live in your home or community setting safely • Need a high level of care for a disability or chronic condition • Live in a ZIP code served by a PACE health plan 16
PACE Plans Alameda Los Angeles • Center for Elders’ Independence and On Lok Lifeways • Altamed Senior Buena. Care and Brandman Centers for Senior Care Santa Clara Orange* • On Lok Lifeways • Cal. Optima PACE San Bernardino San Diego • Innov. Age PACE Riverside • St. Paul’s PACE • Innov. Age PACE 17
When to Expect Notices • Beneficiaries will receive notices 90, 60, and 30 days prior to your coverage date. • For most people their coverage date is the first day of their birth month. • Cal Medi. Connect official information from the state will only arrive in blue envelopes. 18
General Timeline • April 2014 Enrollment in San Mateo • May 2014 Enrollment in San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino begins • July 2014 Enrollment in Los Angeles begins* • January 2015 Enrollment in Alameda, Santa Clara, and Orange begins* *Enrollment in Orange County and select Los Angeles plans pending readiness reviews. 19
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Timeline Specifics Individuals who receive passive enrollment notices: • Already in Managed Medi-Cal – enroll/benefit added in 1 month • Not in Managed Medi-Cal – enroll by birth month • In CCI-health plan DSNPs – enroll in one month in January 21
Timeline Specifics Individuals who are eligible for Cal Medi. Connect but WILL NOT receive passive enrollment notices: • Enrolled in non-CCI plan DSNP • Enrolled in Medicare Advantage • Enrolled in VA, waiver system, etc. These populations will be asked to selected a Managed Medi-Cal (MLTSS) plan. 22
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Cal Medi. Connect Notices 90 Day Notice 60 Day Notice 24 30 Day Notice
MLTSS 90 Day Notice 60 Day Notice 25 30 Day Notice
Choice Form Section 3: Cal Medi. Connect Plan To select a Cal Medi. Connect plan, complete section 3 ONLY. Section 5: Medi-Cal Plan To “Opt-Out” of Cal Medi. Connect, fill out section 5 ONLY. Choose the Medi-Cal plan you are already in or select the Medi-Cal plan you want to join. Section 7: PACE Plans To select a PACE plan complete section 7 AND also complete section 3 OR 5 as back-up options. 26
Use the Choice Form to Choose the Plan you Want • If you have both Medicare and Medi-Cal and you do nothing: • You will be assigned to a Cal Medi. Connect plan that is the best match for you. • If you have only Medi-cal and you do nothing: • You will be assigned to a Medi-Cal plan that is the best match for you. • This way you will not lose your Medicare or Medi -Cal benefits or services. 27
Enrollment: Health Care Options Call Health Care Options to: • Enroll in a Cal Medi. Connect plan, or • Enroll in a Medi-Cal plan (and keep your Medicare as it is today), or • Enroll in a PACE plan 1 -844 -580 -7272 28
Enrollment • The use of independent agents/brokers will not be permitted and all MMP enrollment transactions must be processed by the State enrollment broker (Health Care Options). • If an individual is cross walked into a Cal Medi. Connect plan in some cases the broker may still receive payment from the health plan. 29
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Additional Resources • Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) • Call HICAP for free unbiased counseling • Email info@calduals. org • Twitter @Cal. Duals 31
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