Blue Ribbon Commission Meeting 9
The latest meeting of the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission was recently heard on March 6th at DHS. This meeting focused again on cost-savings strategies—this time not directly related to disability services. Even though the conversation didn't directly focus on disability services, we wanted to make sure ARRM members were still represented at the table as part of the larger, overall conversation and mission of the BRC.
There was a lot of discussion about the pros and cons of each of the ideas listed below:
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Add an enhanced home care benefit in Medicare supplement plans
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Guidelines to access customized living services
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Value-based reimbursement in nursing facilities
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Repeal nursing facilities first 30 days rate adjustment
Care Providers of MN and Leading Age were front and center during these important discussions and weighed in with their recommendations.
More to come next posting.