Medicaid Managed Care Incentive Payment Program (MCIP)

Medicaid Managed Care Incentive Payment Program (MCIP) Louisiana Quality Network July 19, 2019

What is MCIP Leverages federal regulation to allow LDH to include incentive arrangements in Managed Care Organization (MCO) contracts. Participation is voluntary for MCOs and hospitals For a fixed time (5 years) LDH has established specific metrics and milestones that must be met by participating MCOs and hospitals.

MCIP Funding Flow

Louisiana Quality Network (LQN) One of two hospital networks formed to contract with participating MCOs on behalf of participating hospitals LSUHSC-NO functions as network administrator and liaison with the MCOs for LQN. Hospitals who elect to participate must be a member of one of the two established Networks Operating Committee has oversight of the operations of the network

Participating Hospital Responsibilities Participation in MCIP network contracts Incentive payments are based on each organization achieving specific metrics and milestones Validate, analyze, and report data related to metric achievement Share best practices and protocols Adhere to any protocols and standards approved by the network Meet reporting deadlines to LSUHSC-NO, MCOs and LDH

LQN Committee Structure

LQN Metrics

Example of Year 1 Milestone

Updates LSUHSC-NO is establishing Steering Committees for each measure Quality Plan has been developed, awaiting approval Contract negations are ongoing between the MCOs, Representatives of the Network, and LSUHSC-NO Contracts must be fully executed by July 31, 2019 in order to proceed with the MCIP Program.

Next Steps Schedule training on the 3m and Milliman tools with LDH for Network Members sometime in early August Set-up bi-weekly conference calls to update network members on progress starting August 1 Set-up LQN Steering Committee meetings to begin work on each individual measure starting August 1 Set-up a meeting with LDH and the LQN Informatics Steering Committee to better understand LDH’s vision for real time feeds between hospitals, MCOS and PCPs related to ED Utilization and Admissions ASAP Convene LQN network hospitals representatives to facilitate coordinated ED ADT feeds and sharing ASAP