All Stakeholders: Monthly

Purpose:
NYS DOH will lead and provide all interest stakeholders with updates, facilitate a Q&A session, and incorporate feedback into the workplan as needed.

Status:

• Monthly meetings ongoing starting with July 13 session
• Remaining meetings scheduled for third Monday of each month

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Technical Workgroup: Bi-weekly

Purpose:
NYS DOH is leading working sessions with Medicaid Managed Care Plans (and other subject matter experts as needed) to address transition topics and incorporate feedback into the workplan as needed.

Status:

• Topics covered include Roles & Responsibilities, Scope of Benefits, Data Sharing, Transition Strategy, Member & Provider Communication, Value-Based Payments, QARR Measures, Program Integrity, DME Supplies, and Model Contract, Managed Care Inquiry Process, Physician-Dispensed Drugs, Non-Enrolled Providers
• Will continue to focus on standing topics of data sharing, transition & communication activities, and provider enrollment and focus topic as needed

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340B Advisory Group: Four Meetings

Purpose:
To provide non-binding recommendations by October 1, 2020 regarding the reimbursement of 340B claims.

Status:

• 340B advisory group meetings held on 8/5, 8/26, 9/16.
• The state is finalizing a methodology to distribute the > $100 Million funding directly to 340B providers and engaging with stakeholders for feedback.

Key Deliverables and Timeline Update

* Initial FAQs posted and will be regularly updated as project progresses.

Transition & Communications Activities

Transition & Communication Activities

• Upcoming Activities
  • MCPs submit Initial Approved Prior Authorizations to NYS DOH - 1/22/21
• Upcoming Communication Activities
  • NYS & MCP website updates - ongoing
  • Notices - discussion on following slides

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Outreach Strategy

General Member Notice of Change

Notify members that their pharmacy benefits will shift from Managed Care Plans to NYS Medicaid Fee-for- Service and provide them with relevant information about the program (MCPs)

Non-Enrolled Providers

Pharmacies, DMEPOS Suppliers, Prescribers*

1. Provide targeted information to providers now serving managed care members who are not now enrolled in FFS of options to enroll or transition members (NYS and MCPs)
2. Provide targeted notification to members with providers who have not enrolled in FFS so they can transition to new providers (MCPs)

*We will also conduct similar outreach following this approach for physician-dispensers of ineligible drugs

Non-Preferred Products

1. Provide high-volume non-preferred product prescribers with general information regarding the Medicaid FFS preferred drug program (NYS)
2. Provide targeted product-specific information to prescribers of non-preferred products so they can support patients in transitioning appropriate products (NYS)
3. Provide targeted product-specific information to members who have non-preferred product prescriptions so they can consult with their prescribers to transition products as appropriate (NYS)

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Outreach Timeline Target Dates

Provider Enrollment

• Medicaid Managed Care plans conducting outreach to in-network and high-volume out-of-network providers - January
• NYS conducting outreach to providers not enrolled in the Fee for Service (FFS) program
  • Pharmacies enrolled only in managed care - completed December
  • Outreach to remaining pharmacies, DMEPOS and prescribers - January
• State enrollment processes and operations being tuned to support transitional provider enrollment volumes - January
• NYS finalizing templates for member outreach for use by plans in March mailings - January

Data Sharing

Prior Authorization - honor managed care prior authorizations in fee-for service

• Initial test conducted and adjustments near completion
• Plans will transmit files to DOH for initial load - January
• NYS and Plans working to finalize approach to DMEPOS prior authorizations

Daily Claims File - provide the plans with data they need to support operations & care management

• First test file has been delivered to plans and review is underway
• Second test to be conducted in February

On-Demand Reporting - provide the plans with specific-purpose data to support operations and care management

• Priority reports have been identified (adherence, first fill) and are being developed for 4/1

FAQ Spotlight: General

FAQ 095 What is the latest date in which the State can decide to proceed or halt progress of the Pharmacy Transition? Additionally, how will the 1115 Waiver Application impact the Pharmacy Transition timeline if not approved by April 1, 2020?

Published: January 8, 2021
Pharmacy services are already authorized under the State Plan and this authority will apply state-wide starting April 1, 2021. The New York State´s Medicaid Section 1115 MRT Waiver (formerly known as the Partnership Plan) is the current authority under which the pharmacy benefit is delivered by the Managed Care Plans (MCPs). Since the pharmacy benefit is being transitioned to Fee- for-Service (FFS), the 1115 MRT Waiver is being amended accordingly to support the transition.
NYS DOH expects the pharmacy benefit to be transitioned from the MC to FFS effective April 1, 2021 per the enacted budget and does not intend to halt the progress.

FAQ Spotlight: Provider Impact

FAQ 103 How will the Carve-Out impact the daily operations of Pharmacies? For example, if a member has Medicaid Managed Care (MMC) such as Fidelis or HealthFirst, how will our pharmacy submit claims for these members beginning April 1, 2021?

Published: January 8, 2021
Starting April 1, 2021, pharmacies will submit claims to the Medicaid Fee-For-Service (FFS) program, using the Client Identification Number (CIN), which can be found on the member’s Medicaid or the MMC plan Identification Card. Additional information regarding FFS claim submission can be found within the December 2020 Special Edition Medicaid Update.

Website Updates

• The following content has been added to the websitesince the last meeting:
  • All Stakeholder- December 21 Presentation
  • FAQ Update- January 8, 2021
• Website updates will continue to be communicated via the MRT LISTSERV.

Resources

Website: www.health.ny.gov/health_care/Medicaid/redesign/mrt2/
Information regarding the transition of the pharmacy benefit from Managed Care to FFS will be posted at the above website.

Email: PPNO@health.ny.gov – Please write Carve-Out in the subject line

MRT LISTSERV: https://health.ny.gov/ealth_care/medicaid/redesign/listserv.htm

Questions?

Please submit your question to All Panelists using the Q&A feature of the WebEx Event meeting.

Note: we have a fully remote panel for today’s event and so may need to provide responses to some or all of the questions in FAQs following the session.