Time is running out to prepare for the Mar. 1, 2015 transition to Managed Care in Texas. Your facility should be preparing now for this major shift in the long-term care reimbursement landscape. To help Texas providers get ready for the changes, the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services … Read More
3 ways to prepare now for Texas STAR+PLUS Managed Care
A couple of things have become very apparent over the last few weeks in Texas Medicaid: The Mar. 1 implementation of Texas STAR+PLUS Managed Care is looming scarily on the horizon. Many Texas providers are not yet ready for this significant shift in the reimbursement landscape. This was very clear … Read More
On-demand webinar: Texas STAR+PLUS Managed Care
Is your Texas nursing facility ready for Texas STAR+PLUS Managed Care and its changes for Texas Medicaid? Watch this free on-demand webinar to find out. To help Texas facilities prepare, SimpleLTC and Texas Medicaid Coalition created a one-hour webinar for Texas facilities on this important topic, which was delivered live … Read More
Less than 5 months until Texas Medicaid managed care transition
March 2015 is quickly approaching, which means that Texas nursing facilities have less than five months to complete their preparations for the transition from fee-for-service to Medicaid managed care (STAR+PLUS). The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) issued a bulletin this week reminding Texas facilities of the looming … Read More
Texas HHSC delays STAR+PLUS managed care transition to 2015
Sighs of relief can be heard all across Texas this week… The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) announced today they will postpone moving nursing facility residents into STAR+PLUS Medicaid managed care until Mar. 1, 2015. The goal is to allow additional time to address the concerns of facilities, … Read More