Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals’ RFI Regarding Long Term Services & Supports For Persons Enrolled In Louisiana Medicaid

November 29, 2012
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) sought strategies for restructuring the organization and delivery of Medicaid services to individuals receiving long-term services and supports (LTSS). By restructuring, the DHH hopes to improve the quality of services and outcomes, decrease fragmentation and improve coordination of care, to create a system that uses proven or promising practices, to refocus the system to increase choice and provide more robust living options for those needing LTSS and their families, and to rebalance the system to decrease the state’s reliance on institutional settings as a primary source of . . .