Posts Tagged by LIHP
Federal Government Approves Path2Health
| December 21, 2011 | Posted by Kandis Driscoll under Blog |
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The federal government recently approved the CMSP Governing Board’s proposal for a Low-Income Health Program (LIHP), which will be known as Path2Health. LIHP is a coverage expansion program under the State’s §1115 Medicaid Waiver allowing counties to receive a federal match for care delivered to their low-income, uninsured population. Path2Health… more
§1115 Waiver Update: The Low Income Health Program
| November 4, 2011 | Posted by Ashley Cohen under Blog |
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At the Waiver Stakeholder Advisory Committee meeting in Sacramento yesterday, Jalynne Callori, Chief of the Low Income Health Program (LIHP), provided an update on county LIHP timelines and application/enrollment processes. Former CI Counties The ten “legacy” counties (counties that implemented Coverage Initiatives under the 2005 waiver) executed their contracts on… more
ADAP and State to County Cost Shifting
| July 8, 2011 | Posted by Alison Klurfeld under Blog |
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With LIHP enrollment beginning in earnest, counties are facing a little-discussed side effect of joint county-federal financing for the program. Whereas counties presently use local funding to pay for care of their uninsured low-income residents, they will now receive a 1-to-1 federal match. In most cases, this federal support should… more
County LIHP Proposals: Summary and Analysis
| March 31, 2011 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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Introduction A significant component of the new §1115 Waiver, the Low Income Health Program (LIHP) presents California counties an opportunity to receive tens of millions of dollars in federal matching funds to provide coverage for their medically indigent adult (MIA) populations. In essence, the LIHP is an early start to… more
ITUP Summary of Counties’ LIHP Applications
| March 31, 2011 | Posted by ITUP under Blog, Waiver Reports |
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On March 18th, we noted that DHCS had recently published copies of 26 counties’ applications for the Waiver’s Low Income Health Program (LIHP). Based on the projections in their applications, counties predict the total number of people covered under the LIHP to be approximately 455,000, — with the vast majority… more
County LIHP Applications Now Available Online
| March 18, 2010 | Posted by ITUP under Blog |
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One of the most significant parts of the new section 1115 waiver is the Low Income Health Program (LIHP). In essence, the LIHP is an opportunity for California counties to receive federal matching funds to provide coverage for their medically indigent adult (MIA) populations between June 1st of this year… more
