PARIS Public Assistance Reporting Information System Staci Morley-Young Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
Dec 25, 2015
PARIS
Public Assistance Reporting
Information System
Staci Morley-YoungColorado Department of Health Care Policy and
Financing
PARIS
Objectives
• Describe Colorado’s background and structure
• Identify the opportunities Colorado has encountered
• List Colorado’s accomplishments• Identify helpful information for
PARIS
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Background
• Participation began in 2006
• Participate in all quarters; all three matches
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Structure
• Two agencies for public assistance
• State supervised, county administered
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64 Counties
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The Numbers
• 78% of all Interstate Matches are for the 10 biggest counties
• 57% of all Interstate Matches are for the Denver metro area and Colorado Springs
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Opportunities
• State supervised, county administered
• Voluntary for counties• No additional funding/resources
to work PARIS matches• Counties determine investigation
action
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Outreach
• Understand procedures for working Matches
• Determine which matches are being worked
• Feedback on how to improve process
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An Opportunity To Make a Change
• EBT to require the ten biggest counties to work PARIS Interstate Match
• Senate Bill to provide some funding to the counties for PARIS
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Accomplishments
• Project to identify possible erroneous payments based on PARIS Interstate Match and medical claims data
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Accomplishments
• Clarified Medicaid rules for VA Pension and Aid & Attendance
• Clarified who was paying for prescription drugs for Veterans living in State Veterans Homes
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Accomplishments
• Project to close CHP+ cases identified on the PARIS Interstate Match
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Helpful Information
• PARIS Web site–Annual Training Conference
Presentations–Best Practices–Reports
• Other states