Transforming Long Term Supports and Services System - Public Forums, video and other info.

Over the past decade, the Department of Health and Hospitals has engaged stakeholders in a comprehensive effort to reform long-term support and services (LTSS) by striking the appropriate balance between providing care in institutional and community settings, improving quality of care, expanding service options, and addressing financial sustainability. In December 2012, DHH issued a Request for Information seeking creative, innovative and viable strategies to move forward with its next phase of delivering coordinated care through the creation of a new managed long-term supports and services (MLTSS) program. On Friday, August 30, 2013, DHH published its initial concept paper outlining the principles and foundation of the LTSS transformation and to provide a framework for ongoing stakeholder feedback and engagement.
Public comments and feedback are being accepted at LongTermCare@la.gov.
Making  Medicaid Better - Long-Term Care

WEBINARS

There are three webinars scheduled to give the public an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback to the Department on MLTSS. Prior to the webinars, the access information will be posted here. The webinars will begin with a brief presentation by Secretary Kliebert, followed by 90 minutes of questions from the public.
Video Presentation from DHH Secretary, Kathy Kliebert

Powerpoint Presentation

• Monday, February 17, 2014, 5-7pm
• Tuesday, February 18, 2014, 1-3pm
• Wednesday, February 19, 2014, 9:30-11:30am

Public Forum Meetings

There are three public forum meetings scheduled around the state to give the public an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback to the Department on MLTSS. The first will be in Alexandria, followed by Shreveport and New Orleans. The meetings will begin with a brief presentation by Secretary Kliebert, followed by 90 minutes of questions from the public.

Tuesday, February 25

10:30am: Alexandria Public Forum
Pinecrest Supports and Services Center, Gym
100 Pinecrest Dr., Pineville, LA 71361

5:00pm: Shreveport Public Forum
Holy Angels Residential Facility, Gym
10450 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport, LA 71106

Wednesday, February 26

12:30pm: New Orleans Public Forum
Allied Health/Nursing School Building*
Tiger Room #138
1900 Gravier Street
New Orleans, LA 70112

Comments, questions and feedback may also be submitted by email to LongTermCare@la.gov.
Department of Health & Hospitals | State of Louisiana
Long-Term Care: Making Medicaid Better

Additional Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals info. on Long-Term Care (LTSS and MLTSS) is available at  http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/2860 and at http://www.dhh.la.gov/index.cfm/page/1694.


Related info.

MLTSS AND CARE COORDINATION: WHY WE SHOULD ALL BE PAYING ATTENTION | Parent Perspectives on MLTSS by Karen Scallan

National Council on Disability Issues Policy Recommendations for Medicaid Managed Care for People with Disabilities

Putting Consumers First: Promising Practices for Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports

Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council

• Managed Care for Long-Term Supports and Services: What You Need to Know
• DHH Seeks Feedback on Managed Care for Supports and Services  National Council on Disability Issues Policy Recommendations for Medicaid Managed Care for People with Disabilities
• Position on Health Care for People with Developmental Disabilities
• Position on Self-determination of People with Developmental Disabilities
• Position on Community Support for People with Developmental Disabilities
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The Advocate - Long Term Care (search results)

Advocacy Center letter

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LaDisabilityTalk: Office for Citizens with Disabilities Stakeholder Meeting Announcement

 

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November 12, 2013 @12:07 pm/cst


Subject:  LaDisabilityTalk OCDD Stakeholder Mtg 11/21 1-3 via web or in person in BR [1 Attachment]  

Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities (OCDD) is holding a

Stakeholder Meeting

Thursday, 11/21 from 1-3pm

Attend in person or view by web.

Meeting will be held at:

Bienville Building, Department of Health and Hospitals,

628 N. 4th Street, Baton Rouge, La.

Can't attend in person? View live via internet access by webstream:

www.dhh.la.gov/OCDDLive


Hear about the OCDD,DHH System Transformation and offer Feedback.

This will affect
State General Funds
Waivers
EarlySteps
Intermediate Care Facilities for people with Developmental Disabilities (ICF/DD)
Medicaid State Plan
Intended purpose of Systems Transormation is to improve:
Request for Services Registry
Support Coordination
Available Services
Providers
System Entry
Submit questions to Beth.Jordan@la.gov to be given to the presenter to consider discussing at meeting.

FREE Parking in the Galvez or Welcome Center Parking Garage.

Bring your parking ticket with you to the meeting for validation so you don't have to pay.Find directions to the paking gararage here:

http://en.parkopedia.com/parking/garage/galvez_parking_garage/70801/baton_rouge/


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HB1: Call LA Legislators - House compromises on cuts to $25B budget

'HB1: Call LA Legislators'

Your Legislators want to hear from you. As a Constituent, your Elected Officials value your opinion.
As a Taxpayer, Constituent, Voter, Resident of Louisiana, you need to decide what your opinion is on HB1. Call, write, email, comment on Legislators social networking sites(Facebook, Twitter, etc...).


Here is another letter we are discussing and emailing to our Legislative Leaders regarding House Bill 1.
The Louisiana House has already voted. The Appropriations Committee has already recommended cuts.
Now, HB1 heads to the Louisiana Senate Finance Committee, possibly on Memorial Day.

May 27, 2011

Many People with disabilities and Families with children who have special needs are depending on our Legislators to remember us when they decide on House Bill 1. As Consumer/Clients, we rely daily on the support and services provided by the Department of Health and Hospitals, the Office For Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, the Office of Aging and Adult Services, Medicaid Administration, the Department of Children and Family Services, Office of Behavioral Health, the LA Developmental Disabilities Council, Families Helping Families, the LA Family to Family Health Information Center and many more state-wide agencies, providers, funders and organizations. Unfortunately, many of these entities are detrimentally affected by multi-level impacts – if certain HB1 proposed cuts are approved.

Also, many of the funds the Department of Health and Hospitals receives may not qualify to receive federal matching dollars – if certain HB1 proposed cuts are approved. As Constituents who utilize special needs and disability services, we are asking our elected officials in Baton Rouge to hear our voices. If our House AND Senate pass HB1 with cuts to these vital resources, many Louisiana Citizens will face the negative repercussions of having crucial support/services diminished or denied.

We appreciate DHH Secretary Bruce Greenstein for providing insightful reports and impact statements about the essential need for our State Legislators to continue to fund these vital resources for Louisianans with disabilities and special needs. LA Department of Health and Hospitals

Likewise, we appreciate the advocacy efforts of LaCAN(Louisiana Citizens for Action Now) in rallying us via Action Alerts, Legislative Committee Meetings, ‘Yellow Shirts’ Days, Testimonies before our Legislators, Legislative Roundtables, and Disability Rights Rallies at the State Capitol. LaCAN

In closing, my husband and I are showing our son that ‘life on the Autism Spectrum can be ENJOYable.” I am sure many Families with special needs and Adults with disabilities embrace a similar mindset. We need our Legislators to contemplate on how drastic cuts to the Department of Health and Hospitals – as proposed through HB 1 – would hinder, if not deny, these Constituents life-sustaining services and life-fulfilling support and resources. Let’s contact our State Legislators to share our views on House Bill 1.

Brenda Lee Cosse’,
Parent Advocate
Mother of a 5 year old with a developmental disability

Many news media outlets are discussing the major budget cuts proposed by House Bill 1 in Louisiana.
As a Taxpayer, Constituent, Voter, Resident of Louisiana, you need to decide what your opinion is on HB1. Call, write, email, comment on Legislators social networking sites(Facebook, Twitter, etc...).

New Orleans City Business

House compromises on cuts to 25B on budget

Posted: 07:10AM Friday, May 27, 2011
By: The Associated Press
TAGS: Bobby Jindal, Department of Health and Hospitals, Jim Fannin, John Bel Edwards, Medicaid, state budget

House compromises on cuts to $25B budget

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