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Guidance for State Medicaid Programs

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Guidance for State Medicaid Programs Policies and Strategies to Make Medicaid Managed Care Work for FQHCs: Experiences from Two States, National Academy for State Health Policy, March 2009, this publication looks at Alabama’s and Michigan’s managed care policies and strategies particularly as they affect FQHCs with regard to: enrollment and assignment; access to providers; monitoring and quality; and, financing. Can Managed Care Work for Homeless People? Guidance for State Medicaid Programs – critical factors and recommendations for State administrators to consider when developing and implementing Medicaid managed care programs that include homeless people. CMS Letter to State Health Officials and Medicaid Directors | April 9, 2010. As of April 1, 2010, states can receive their regular federal matching assistance percentage (FMAP) to cover all adults who have incomes less than 133% of the federal poverty level (FPL). Model Medicaid managed care contract language for homeless recipients – a tool to assist State officials in purchasing services from managed care organizations on behalf of homeless individuals who are eligible for Medicaid. Outreach to homeless children living in family shelters – an outreach and education demonstration project initiated by the National Health Care for the Homeless Council to increase homeless children’s access to Medicaid and primary/ preventive care. Searching for the Right Fit: Homelessness and Medicaid Managed Care – provides a set of principles and illustrative approaches for States to follow when enrolling homeless Medicaid beneficiaries in managed care plans on a voluntary and/or mandatory basis.