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  Health Standards Section

  Has responsibility for the licensing of all healthcare facilities in the State of Louisiana that are subject to licensing statutes.

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  Bureau of Nutrition Services

  Provides foods, nutrition counseling, breastfeeding promotion, breastfeeding support and access to health services to low-income women, infants, and children.

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  Bureau of Family Health

  The Bureau of Family Health works to promote optimal health for all Louisiana women, children, teens and families.

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  Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

  The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides monthly benefits that help eligible low-income households buy the food they need for good health.

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  Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

  Responsible for the overall planing, coordination, licensing and regulation of Louisiana's EMS system.

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  Office on Women’s Health and Community Health

  Dedicated to improving women's health outcomes and serve as a clearing house, coordinating agency and resource center for women's health data and strategies.

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  Bureau of Health Informatics

  To inform and facilitate efforts to improve the health of Louisiana communities through strategic collection, analysis and presentation of available data.

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  Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities

  Single Point of Entry into the developmental disabilities services system and oversees public/private residential services for people with disabilities.

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  Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention & Healthcare Access

  The Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention and Healthcare Access within the Louisiana Department of Health is known in the community as Well-Ahead Louisiana.

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  Nursing Facilities

  The Louisiana Department of Health's Health Standards Section issues licenses to Nursing Facilities. Find and compare nursing homes.

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  HB 291, Act 367: Provides for Visitation Policies at Certain Healthcare Facilities

  HB 291, Act 367: Provides for Visitation Policies at Certain Healthcare Facilities

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  Policy Research and Health Systems Analysis

  Vision: Information for making optimal data-driven decisions is readily available and utilized to drive decisions that support the accomplishment of health goals, shapes policies, and assure cost effective systems that provide positive outcomes.

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  Opioid Toolkits

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  OCDD Regional and State Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes

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  Case Management Rulemaking Activity

  HSS Case Management Rulemaking

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  Dental Services

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  2020 Medicaid Managed Care Transparency Report

  Managed Care 2.0 Amerigroup Healthy Blue AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana Healthcare Connections UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Aetna Better Health This report is the seventh in a series produced by the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH or “the Department”) to satisfy statutory reporting requirements intended to ensure the following outcomes are being achieved by Louisiana’s Medicaid Managed Care Program (R.S. 40:1253.2):  improved care coordination with patient-centered medical homes for Medicaid enrollees;  improved health outcomes and quality of care;  increased emphasis on disease prevention and the early diagnosis and management of chronic conditions;  improved access to Medicaid services;  improved accountability with a decrease in fraud, abuse and wasteful spending; and  a more financially stable Medicaid program. Beginning in February of 2012, the original Medicaid Managed Care Program included two models of coordinated care networks: full-risk managed care organizations (MCOs) known as “prepaid health plans,” and primary care case management (PCCM) known as “shared savings plans.” The state contracted with three prepaid and two shared savings plans, and individuals were given the option of choosing the plan that best meet their needs. Not all Medicaid services were available from health plans, and some enrollees continued to receive certain services under the fee-for-service program. In addition, many individuals covered by Medicaid were not eligible to enroll in and receive services from a health plan. LDH has progressively integrated services and populations into the Medicaid Managed Care Program. The following timeline includes major milestones in the growth of the managed care program:  Pharmacy benefits were “carved-in” to the prepaid plan benefit package on November 1, 2012.  Dental benefits have been provided to all Medicaid populations by a single prepaid ambulatory health plan referred to as a “dental benefits program manager” (DBPM) since July 1, 2014.  The delivery model was transitioned from three full-risk MCOs and two shared-savings PCCMs to five full-risk MCOs on February 1, 2015.  Hospice benefits were added on February 1, 2015.  Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) - Personal Care Services were added on February 1, 2015.  Retroactive linkages to a Medicaid managed care plan were implemented on February 1, 2015.  Specialized behavioral health benefits were added on December 1, 2015.  Non-emergency medical transportation and specialized behavioral health services were added on December 1, 2015 for enrollees not entitled to receive physical health services through a MCO.  Eligibility for Medicaid services was expanded to include the new adult population on July 1, 2016. Transparency Report Measures and Data This report includes 31 areas of measurement outlined in La. Revised Statute 40:1253.2. This report covers program operations for July 2019 through June 2020 (State Fiscal Year 2020), except for the following measures which are reported on a calendar year basis per the contract between the Department and the managed care entities: Section 7 – Medical Loss Ratio Section 8 – Health Outcomes Section 9 – Member and Provider Satisfaction Surveys Section 10 – Audited Financial Statements The State Fiscal Year 2020 presentation of this report has been updated to consolidate all data elements regarding the Dental Benefits Program into Sections 30 – 40. Information included in this report was collected from multiple sources. To the greatest extent possible, the data are extracted from state systems that routinely collect and maintain operational data on the Medicaid Managed Care Program. When unavailable from state sources, data were collected from the managed care entities or sourced from either routine reporting deliverables1 or ad hoc reports requested specifically for this purpose. The Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) and the Management Administrative Reporting Subsystem (MARS Data Warehouse or MDW) are maintained by the Medicaid program’s contracted fiscal intermediary, DXC Technologies (DXC), formerly Molina Healthcare. Detailed enrollee and provider information, as well as claims payment data for this report, were extracted from the MARS data warehouse. The state administrative system, called ISIS, maintained by the Office of Technology Services within the Division of Administration, was used to extract information on payments to the MCOs and Dental Benefits Plan Manager. As part of routine operations and as required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), internal policies and procedures for collection of data were validated by the Department’s contracted External Quality Review Organization (EQRO), Island Peer Review Organization (IPRO). In addition to standing operational quality assurances and EQRO reviews, the data included in this report were independently validated by Myers and Stauffer, an audit contractor of the Department. Myers and Stauffer reviewed for reasonability the data extraction code or process that the managed care entities or the Department used to generate data. For data originating from the MARS Data Warehouse or MMIS, Myers and Stauffer generated its own data from encounters or data extracts for each plan and compared its results to the results the Department produced. For data originating from the plans, Myers and Stauffer (MSLC) reviewed plan responses to a survey developed by Myers and Stauffer to document the process the plans used to generate the data, as well as policies and procedures in place to collect, track and report data. Where Myers and Stauffer found inconsistencies above or below the 10% variance threshold established by the Department, they made recommendations to the Department and/or the health plan to improve the method used to collect data. See Appendices XIX and XX for the survey instruments.

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  Louisiana Sickle Cell Disease Registry

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  Suicide Assessment, Intervention, Treatment and Management Resources per Act 582

  As per the mandates of Act 582 of the 2014 Regular Legislative Session, the Department of Health is providing a list of suicide training programs available for use by Louisiana healthcare professionals and the public. Courses selected for inclusion on this list focused on assessment, intervention, treatment, and management of suicide. Awareness, alertness, and peer outreach programs and school-based curricula were not included.

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