CMS AIAN Plan

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CMS AI/AN Plan

• Introduction

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

• Medicaid, Medicare and SCHIP
• Medicare and Medicaid revenue are important and
  growing portions of Indian health budgets.
• CMS policies affect I/T/U

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Tribal Technical Advisory Group (TTAG)

• Official Advisory Committee for CMS
• 15 members (and alternates)
• Tribal leaders from each IHS Area
• NIHB, NCAI, and TSGAC representatives
• Meets 3 times per year monthly teleconferences

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Medicare and Medicaid Policy Committee (MMPC)

• Committee of the NIHB
• Any tribe can join
• TTAG members and their technical advisors
  participate
• Weekly teleconferences
• Develops policy position and consensus among
  tribes

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Purpose of CMS AI/AN Plan

• Recommendations to CMS Administrator
• Strengthen CMS capacity to
• Understand Indian health system needs
• Analyze impacts of Medicare and Medicaid policies
  on I/T/U
• Serve AI/AN beneficiaries
• Develop CMS Tribal Consultation Policy
• Improve Outreach and Education on Medicare and
  Medicaid to Indian country

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The AI/AN Strategic Plan has three parts
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Part 1 Contents

• A. Executive Summary
• B. Purpose of Plan
• C. Background
• D. Recommendations to help CMS identify and
  analyze AI/AN issues
• E. Recommendations to implement MMA
• F. Medicaid reform recommendations

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• Part 1 of the AI/AN Strategic Plan
• should be completed by April 22, 2005 so we
  can provide input for the FY2007 budget process.

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Part 2. Contents

• A. CMS Tribal Consultation Policy
• B. Recommendations to improve AI/AN access to
  CMS programs and services
• C. Outreach and Education Strategies
• D. Process and timeline to update plan
• E. Plan Summary
• F. References

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Part 3. Contents

• A. Recommendations for training using CMS
  satellite communications systems
• B. Research and evaluation agenda
• C. Prioritize list of outstanding Tribal/CMS
  issues and monitor progress

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Timetable for Project
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Organization
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Plan Subcommittee Members

• Chair Margaret Terrance
• TTAG Members Jim Crouch, Valerie Davidson, Ed
  Fox, Kathy Hughes, Bob Newcombe, Mickey Peercy
• MMPC Members Carol Barbero, Kris Locke, Myra
  Munson, Jim Roberts
• IHS Members Elmer Brewster and Jessica
  Imotichey

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CMS Tribal Consultation Policy Workgroup

• Chair Mickey Peercy
• TTAG Members Ron Allen, Pearl Capoeman-Baller,
  Kathy Hughes

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Staffing

• NIHB will provide the staffing for the plan.
• Amy Sagalkin is Project Coordinator.
• Mim Dixon is Consultant to the Project.

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What can Tribes do to help?

• If you have ideas or suggestions for the plan,
  please send them to Amy Sagalkin
• E-mail asagalkin_at_nihb.org
• Phone [phone]
• Participate in CMS workshops at the NIHB Consumer
  Conference
• Phoenix, October 16-19, 2005
• There will be a 60 day review and comment period
  for Parts 1 and 2
• September 1-November 30, 2005

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Thank you!