State and Federal Partnerships

A Common Ground Agenda:
State and Federal Partnerships
Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
May 8, 2015
Rachel Kaprielian, J.D., M.P.A., Regional Director
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Region I
Region 1 Open Enrollment Data
Region 1 State
Enrolled in a
Marketplace Plan by
April 19, 2014 (OE1)
Enrolled in a
Marketplace Plan by
Feb. 15, 2015 (OE2)*
Maine
44,258
40,262
31,695
79,192
38,048
28,485
261,940
74,805
53,005
140,540
109,839
31,619
31,337
441,145
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Vermont
Rhode Island
TOTAL
*Tax Season SEP Enrollment through April 30 , 2015 unknown
Source: ASPE Issue Brief - http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/2015/MarketPlaceEnrollment/Mar2015/ib_2015mar_enrollment.pdf
Regional Reduction in Uninsured
Region 1 State
Percentage of
Uninsured 2013
Percentage of
Uninsured 2014
Percent
Reduction in
Uninsured
Maine
16.1%
11.5%
4.5%
New Hampshire
13.8%
12.8%
1.0%
Connecticut
12.3%
6.0%
6.3%
Rhode Island
13.3%
9.4%
3.9%
Vermont
8.9%
7.4%
1.5%
Massachusetts
4.9%
4.6%
.3%
Source: Gallup Well-Being poll, February 2015
http://www.gallup.com/poll/181664/arkansas-kentucky-improvement-uninsuredrates.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication
Medicaid Expansion
www.kff.org 3/26/2015
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Expanding Health Literacy
Behavioral Health Integration under ACA
 Data sharing through their interstate prescription
drug monitoring program (PDMP);
 Alignment of safe opioid prescribing guidelines;
 Alignment of prevention messages;
 Exploration of sharing treatment resources along
state borders
Role of Community Health Centers
 Primary Behavioral Health Care Integration (PBHCI)
 HRSA Grants for Behavioral Health Integration
 22 in Region 1
State-Federal Strategy to Combat Opioid
Abuse
1. Inform opioid prescribing practices
2. Increase the use of naloxone
3. Use medication-assisted treatment
Health Care Innovations
 New England States Consortium Systems Organization
(NESCSO) Collaboration
 Increased Coordination between HHS Operating
Divisions in Boston Regional Office
 Regional Innovation Network
Contact Information
Rachel Kaprielian, J.D., M.P.A.
Regional Director
US Department of Health and Human Services
Region I (New England)
JFK Federal Building, Suite 2100
Boston, MA 02203
(617) 565-9628
R1-ORD@HHS.Gov
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