Julie Anstett Director of DHS Area Administration May

























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Julie Anstett Director of DHS Area Administration May 8, 2019 Department of Health Services Updates and Discussion
Presentation Overview § DHS appointees § Area Administration updates § DHS 1 § DHS transition to Docu. Sign § Act 262 § DHS 2019 -2021 budget 2
DHS Secretary’s Office § DHS Secretary-designee Andrea Palm § DHS Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk § DHS Assistant Deputy Secretary Nicole Safar • DHS Legislative Director Lisa Olson • DHS Communications Director Stephanie Miller 3
DHS Division Administrators § Medicaid Director Jim Jones § Deputy Medicaid Director Anna Benton § Division of Care and Treatment Services Division Administrator Rose Kleman § Division of Public Health Administrator Jeanne Ayers 4
Area Administration § Staffing updates • County Fiscal and Program Coordinator • Northern and Northeast Area Administrators § Webpage updates 5
DHS Additional Updates § DHS 1 § Docu. Sign § Act 262 6
DHS 2019 -2021 Budget
Historic Investment in Advancing Health in Wisconsin § Leverages $1. 5 billion in new federal funding § Invests in health and well-being for people across Wisconsin 8
Coverage 9
Medicaid Expansion § 82, 000 individuals § 100% to 138% of the federal poverty level § Generates $324. 5 million 10
Healthy Women § Expand postpartum coverage § Begin covering doula services § Increase access to family planning services § Increase funding for women’s health § Increase access to cancer screenings 11
Prescription Drugs Increased affordability 12
Access 13
Critical Care § Improved reimbursement rates § Hospital payment alignment 14
Long-Term Care § Increased funding for direct care staff § Increased funding for personal care services 15
Behavioral Health § Improved access to behavioral health services § Telehealth 16
Healthy Babies § Create the Infant Mortality Prevention Program § Invest in infrastructure § Encourage innovation 17
Healthy Children § Prevent childhood lead poisoning § Expand Birth to 3 Program eligibility § Reduce youth tobacco use § Eliminate Children’s Long-Term Supports Waiver Program waitlist § Create children’s long-term care supports no wrong door 18
Healthy Smiles § Expand access to dental services § The Oral Health Program 19
Healthy Aging § Support healthy aging through evidencebased prevention programs § Expand dementia care specialists § Foster Nurse Educator growth § Improve assisted living facility quality § Establish Governor’s Task Force on Caregiving 20
Innovation 21
Healthy Communities Establish new community health benefit 22
Substance Use Disorders Hub-and-spoke model 23
21 st Century Government Technology to meet needs 24
Division of Care and Treatment Services Facility Investments § Inmate services § Inpatient services § Access to evidence-based treatment for youth § Winnebago staffing model 25