On June 11, 2018, the North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA), submitted a comment letter to Secretary Cohen at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services addressing two recent concept papers entitled Supporting Provider Transition to Medicaid Managed Care and Prepaid Health Plans in NC Medicaid Managed Care. We expressed appreciation for the guidance and transparency the Department has provided throughout this process and stated our belief that the fundamentals outlined in the Department’s papers for Medicaid managed care reform are sound. We also highlighted concerns and disagreements with numerous issues, including but not limited to good faith negotiations, network adequacy, provider credentialing, prompt pay provisions, and Plan solvency, and expressed disappointment that issues raised in previous comment letters remained unaddressed.
Cynthia Charles
On June 11, 2018, the North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA), submitted a comment letter to Secretary Cohen at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services addressing two recent concept papers entitled Supporting Provider Transition to Medicaid Managed Care and Prepaid Health Plans in NC Medicaid Managed Care. We expressed appreciation for the guidance and transparency the Department has provided throughout this process and stated our belief that the fundamentals outlined in the Department’s papers for Medicaid managed care reform are sound. We also highlighted concerns and disagreements with numerous issues, including but not limited to good faith negotiations, network adequacy, provider credentialing, prompt pay provisions, and Plan solvency, and expressed disappointment that issues raised in previous comment letters remained unaddressed.