DHH to Announce Entities Recommended for Coordinated Care Networks Today

Monday, July 25, 2011  |  Contact: Lisa R. Faust; (225) 342-7913 or (225) 252-3579 (cell)

BATON ROUGE - Today, Monday, July 25, 2011 at 11 a.m., DHH Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein will be joined by state Medicaid officials on a call to discuss the recommendations for entities to administer Coordinated Care Networks (CCNs) as part of the Making Medicaid Better initiative.

CCNs will be responsible for managing the care and improving health outcomes for nearly 900,000 Medicaid enrollees in Louisiana, with the first area of the state phasing in on Jan. 1, 2012. A competitive procurement process was used to select the CCNs, with a Request for Proposals issued April 11. Twelve entities submitted proposals by the June 30 deadline for consideration.

Working members of the media are invited to join the call, during which DHH officials will take reporters' questions.

WHO:

• DHH Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein
• Deputy Medicaid Director and Coordinated Care Project Director Ruth Kennedy
• Medicaid Medical Director Rodney Wise
• DHH Executive Counsel Stephen Russo

DETAILS:

• Today, Monday, July 25, 2011 at 11 a.m.
• Working members of the media should email to Communications Director Lisa Faust at lisa.faust@la.gov for dial-in information.

For more information on Coordinated Care Networks, including a list of entities that proposed a network and a detailed overview of CCN implementation, please visit www.MakingMedicaidBetter.com.

The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals strives to protect and promote health statewide and to ensure access to medical, preventive and rehabilitative services for all state citizens. To learn more about DHH, visit http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov. For up-to-date health information, news and emergency updates, follow DHH's blog, Twitter account and Facebook.

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