Health care providers team up with Department of Health to enroll people into Medicaid

In a coordinated effort to help eligible adults enroll into the newly expanded Medicaid program, or Healthy Louisiana, a unique partnership has been formed between hospitals and the state’s Medicaid program.

Known as “outstationing,” this new initiative of the Louisiana Department of Health, which began in May, allows hospitals and other health care providers around the state to have a dedicated eligibility worker onsite at their facility working directly with their staff and serving their Medicaid-eligible patients. These “outstationed” state employees assist Medicaid recipients with on-site real time eligibility decisions, as well as update their contact information in the eligibility system, verify eligibility and order new identification cards, for example.

This partnership is good for providers, patients and the State. Having eligibility workers at provider locations where health care services are delivered gives patients ready access to the Medicaid enrollment. Providers get an eligibility worker who will give priority to Medicaid applications submitted by their patients, and the state gets up to 25 percent of the eligibility worker’s pay and benefits covered by the host facility.

Governor John Bel Edwards said access to Medicaid through expansion is the next important step in making a real difference in quality of life for our family members and neighbors all across Louisiana. For the full article click here 

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