OPEN MINDS Releases Updated Suite Of New Hampshire Medicaid Market Intelligence Resources

Gettysburg, Pa, June 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPEN MINDS has released an updated suite of Medicaid market intelligence resources on the state of New Hampshire. The resources include analysis of the New Hampshire’s Medicaid system, Medicaid managed care vendor contracts, and additional state-specific information.

New Hampshire operates two Medicaid managed care programs:

• Medicaid Care Management (MCM) – This program delivers physical and behavioral health and pharmacy benefits to children, parent/caretaker relatives, and the aged, blind, and disabled population. The MCM program contracts with two statewide health plans. Individuals have a choice of health plans:
  • New Hampshire Healthy Families – Cenpatico
  • Well Sense Health Plan – Beacon

Note: The state is in the process of reprocuring the MCM health plans, with a planned start date of July 1, 2019.

• Granite Advantage – This program replaced the New Hampshire Health Protection Program (NHHPP) program for the Medicaid expansion population on January 1, 2019. Under the new program, the Medicaid expansion population will receive coverage through the Medicaid Care Management health plans and will be required to complete community engagement requirements.
  • Ambetter
  • Anthem
  • Harvard Pilgrim of New England

Note: The Granite Advantage program adds community engagement requirements.

• Members must have 100 hours of qualifying activities each month, including employment, education, vocational and job skills training, job search activity, volunteer service, addiction disorder treatment, and activities for work requirements in other programs—such as SNAP and TANF.
• If community engagement hours are not met for two consecutive months, it will lead to a suspension in coverage, which will be reinstated after hours are met.
• If an individual does not meet their hours requirement, they will have the opportunity to “cure” to maintain coverage by submitting additional hours the next

The New Hampshire Medicaid Managed Care Contracts are available now for all Elite OPEN MINDS Circle members. Individual contracts may be purchased in the OPEN MINDS shop for $1,500 each.

Additionally, the OPEN MINDS team has four in-depth profiles of the New Hampshire state health system:

• New Hampshire Health Care System Landscape: An OPEN MINDS State Profile, which provides information on each state’s largest health plans, Medicaid expansion policy, health insurance marketplace plans, demographics, population health insurance coverage by payer, and more.
• New Hampshire Medicaid System: An OPEN MINDS State Profile, which provides a detailed exploration of each state’s Medicaid financing system, including a review of the managed care financing systems, largest health plans by enrollment, key players in the state Medicaid department, and plans for future system changes and contract reprocurements.
• New Hampshire Behavioral Health System State Profile Report, which provides a comprehensive listing of behavioral health benefits in the state, care coordination programs related to behavioral health, and behavioral health subcontractors for health plans.
• New Hampshire Medicaid/Medicare Dual Eligible System: An OPEN MINDS State Profile, which provides an overview of each state’s dual eligible financing system, as well as the largest Medicare health plans serving dual eligibles and details on new initiatives involving the dual eligible population.

The New Hampshire suite of state profiles is now available now for the Elite OPEN MINDS Circle members. In addition, the OPEN MINDS team has a wealth of additional New Hampshire-specific resources. A monthly OPEN MINDS market intelligence update is available to all health and human services executives. To sign up, OPEN MINDS Circle members should set their email preferences under the My Account Settings.

All of these resources, and more, are available as part of an OPEN MINDS Circle Elite membership. Membership includes unlimited organizational access to all OPEN MINDS content and databases, plus executive education events, and other exclusive Elite member benefits. Learn more about becoming an Elite OPEN MINDS Circle member online at www.openminds.com/elite.

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