Nebraska Ready to Dump Fee-for-Service Medicaid in Favor of Full-Risk MCOs & Medical Homes

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Strategic Health Care News On January 25, 2010, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will open proposals from managed care organizations (MCOs) to select two to provide physical health services for the state’s expansion of Medicaid managed care from its initial three county area—Douglas, Sarpy and Lancaster counties—to an additional seven counties—Otoe, Cass, Washington, Saunders, Dodge, Gage, and Seward counties. The goal is to eliminate the fee-for-service Primary Care Case Management (PCCM) network and move to a capitated managed care arrangement that facilitates the promotion of . . .