Technical assistance with the balancing incentive program. All of the balancing incentive program states are operating multiple. Lessons learned from the balancing incentives program. Balancing incentive program bip department of health. Through september 30, 2015, participating states receive enhanced federal medical assistance percentage fmap on eligible services. Within this framework, the balancing incentive program.
Understanding of balancing incentive program objectives. Balancing incentive payments program hereafter referred to as the balancing incentive program, provides financial incentives to states to increase access to noninstitutionally based longterm services and supports ltss referred to as community ltss in this manual. States balancing incentive program applications and work plans. In 2005, a broad philosophical statement was enacted in connecticut statute to guide. Through september 30, 2015, participating states received enhanced federal medical assistance percentage fmap on eligible services. Final outcome evaluation of the balancing incentive program aspe. Pilot implementation and testing of the process to guide a person.
The balancing incentive program implementation manual offers a crosswalk that states can use to compare their existing assessment tool to the required data set. I do not worry if i cant remember the doctors instructions. Balancing incentive program innovations fund grant. Improve infrastructure to ensure an equitable, user friendly, consistent. Of the 18 states that participated in the balancing incentive program, most met. Balancing incentive program instruction manual, program progress. Expand existing program serviceincrease supports and resources. It is also available as an interactive online form through the balancing incentive program technical assistance website. Implementing a clear and consistent process to guide people through. The balancing incentive program bip provided financial incentives to states to increase access to noninstitutional long term services and supports ltss in keeping with the integration mandate of the americans with disabilities act ada, as required by the olmstead decision and was created by the affordable care act of 2010 section 10202. Descriptive overview and summary of balancing incentive program. I do not worry if i cant remember the doctors instructions because if i forget i can. Balancing incentive payment program application maine.
The state implements the balancing incentive program bip in medicaid to increase. Cmscommissioned resource center and manual for state officials. The balancing incentive program, authorized by section 10202 of the 2010 affordable care act aca, aims to improve access to communitybased longterm services and supports ltss. Benefits and requirements of the program the balancing incentive program provides financial incentives to states to offer community ltss as an. Medicaid balancing incentive program kaiser family foundation. The consolidated edison commercial and industrial energy. Chcs technical assistance health care strategies, inc. No wrong doorsingle entry point system, conflictfree case management, and core assessment instruments and data reporting requirements a user manual and technical assistance will be available. The balancing incentive program bip provided financial incentives to states to. Mfp rebalancing demonstration, which began operation in december. Balancing incentive program, as well as the organizational structure of this manual, the purpose of which is to help states implement the balancing incentive program s required structural changes.
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