integrated eligibility been achieved
Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the implementation of an integrated eligibility (IE) system has been a key initiative for many state health and human services agencies.
The widespread goal was particularly attributable to the enticement of the A-87 Cost Allocation Exception, which enabled non-Medicaid programs, to leverage the 90% federal financial participation (FFP) match to share business and technology components. While the funding was time-limited and expired on Dec. 31, 2018, the vision was to link multiple health and human services programs in a streamlined process for citizens applying for benefits, one that aligned program eligibility requirements, modernized IT systems, and put the citizen at the center.
Now that several years have passed and many efforts have taken hold, we asked members of CompTIA's Human Services Information Technology Advisory Group (HSITAG) to opine on the following topic:
Has integrated eligibility been achieved and if not, what remains to be done?
Members were cautiously optimistic about the progress but still see a fair amount that needs to be accomplished.
Galen Bock, of CGI, presents IE as an ever-evolving but ultimately worthy goal:
“The mission of integrated eligibility is to protect the most vulnerable in our communities by giving them a single application for public programs, but at its core is the next step – to effectively and efficiently provide those families with the services they qualify to receive. While integrated eligibility projects have proved challenging, the effort is worth the goal. With the focus rightly on the recipients of the programs, achieving “integrated eligibility” will be ever-evolving as each state will look to align their current infrastructure, staff, policies, communications, and programs to best meet the unique needs of their state.”
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The widespread goal was particularly attributable to the enticement of the A-87 Cost Allocation Exception, which enabled non-Medicaid programs, to leverage the 90% federal financial participation (FFP) match to share business and technology components. While the funding was time-limited and expired on Dec. 31, 2018, the vision was to link multiple health and human services programs in a streamlined process for citizens applying for benefits, one that aligned program eligibility requirements, modernized IT systems, and put the citizen at the center.
Now that several years have passed and many efforts have taken hold, we asked members of CompTIA's Human Services Information Technology Advisory Group (HSITAG) to opine on the following topic:
Has integrated eligibility been achieved and if not, what remains to be done?
Members were cautiously optimistic about the progress but still see a fair amount that needs to be accomplished.
Galen Bock, of CGI, presents IE as an ever-evolving but ultimately worthy goal:
“The mission of integrated eligibility is to protect the most vulnerable in our communities by giving them a single application for public programs, but at its core is the next step – to effectively and efficiently provide those families with the services they qualify to receive. While integrated eligibility projects have proved challenging, the effort is worth the goal. With the focus rightly on the recipients of the programs, achieving “integrated eligibility” will be ever-evolving as each state will look to align their current infrastructure, staff, policies, communications, and programs to best meet the unique needs of their state.”
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