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MDHHS submits Section 298 Initiative progress report to Legislature
November 02, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 2, 2018
CONTACT: Lynn Sutfin, 517-241-2112
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced today that it has submitted a progress report on the implementation of the Section 298 Initiative to the Michigan Legislature. The initiative is a statewide effort to improve the coordination of physical and behavioral health services in Michigan.
Under Section 298, MDHHS was directed to implement up to three pilots and a demonstration project to test the integration of Medicaid-funded physical health and behavioral health services. MDHHS is also required to submit a progress report on the implementation of the pilots, demonstration project and any related policy changes.
Since the last report was submitted to the legislature, previously announced progress on the initiative includes the selection of the pilot sites, preliminary agreements on the financing model framework and progress on the identifying a financing model for services for the unenrolled population.
The three pilot sites are:
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HealthWest and West Michigan Community Mental Health
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Genesee Health System
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Saginaw County Community Mental Health Authority
The demonstration project site is Kent County.
The progress report includes an overview of the structure of the pilots and demonstration project and describes the progress that has been made to date on implementation. The report also provides an update on the implementation of 76 recommendations from the 298 Facilitation Workgroup. Finally, MDHHS provided a related set of detailed action plans for implementing the policy recommendations.
MDHHS is continuing to work with the participants in the pilot and demonstration project sites to implement the models by Oct. 1, 2019. To view the progress report and related action plans, visit Michigan.gov/stakeholder298.
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