PARIS Public Assistance Reporting Information System Staci MorleyYoung

PARIS Public Assistance Reporting Information System Staci Morley-Young Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing

PARIS Objectives • Describe Colorado’s background and structure • Identify the opportunities Colorado has encountered • List Colorado’s accomplishments • Identify helpful information for PARIS

PARIS Background • Participation began in 2006 • Participate in all quarters; all three matches

PARIS Structure • Two agencies for public assistance • State supervised, county administered

PARIS 64 Counties

PARIS The Numbers • 78% of all Interstate Matches are for the 10 biggest counties • 57% of all Interstate Matches are for the Denver metro area and Colorado Springs

PARIS Opportunities • State supervised, county administered • Voluntary for counties • No additional funding/resources to work PARIS matches • Counties determine investigation action

PARIS Outreach • Understand procedures for working Matches • Determine which matches are being worked • Feedback on how to improve process

PARIS An Opportunity To Make a Change • EBT to require the ten biggest counties to work PARIS Interstate Match • Senate Bill to provide some funding to the counties for PARIS

PARIS Accomplishments • Project to identify possible erroneous payments based on PARIS Interstate Match and medical claims data

PARIS Accomplishments • Clarified Medicaid rules for VA Pension and Aid & Attendance • Clarified who was paying for prescription drugs for Veterans living in State Veterans Homes

PARIS Accomplishments • Project to close CHP+ cases identified on the PARIS Interstate Match

PARIS Helpful Information • PARIS Web site – Annual Training Conference Presentations – Best Practices – Reports • Other states