- ACA Implementation & State Health Reform
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Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Health Care Services, is working to support practices across the state as they work to become medical homes. This work focuses in particular on rural/frontier, tribal, independent and non-rural providers. In early 2012, the state contracted with Public Consulting Group, a national firm, to develop a strategy to advance medical homes in the state.
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services is also working with the Alaska Primary Care Association to launch a pilot project to create a medical home model focused on rural and frontier populations. In FY 2012, the Alaska State Legislature provided a capital grant to the PCA to support the transformation of a cohort of federally funded community health centers (CHCs) into medical homes. In an RFP seeking consulting services to support this initiative, the PCA reports a $400,000 in state funding which began July 1, 2011, to support practice transformation and recognition for the three CHCs selected to participate (see pages 24-25).
Federal Support: Alaska is also participating in the Tri-State Child Health Improvement Consortium (T-CHIC), a CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Project funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in collaboration with Oregon and West Virginia. Through this project, the state is working to develop medical homes for children enrolled in Alaska Medicaid and Denali Kid Care as a way to increase access to EPSDT services.
Last Updated: May 2012
