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Medicaid

Medicaid consulting services to help organizations respond to change and improve care.

Á¿×Ó×ÊÔ´Íø provides Medicaid consulting services for states, health plans, providers, and health systems. Our Medicaid consultants help organizations navigate policy change, strengthen compliance, improve operations, and move practical strategies into action across Medicaid and CHIP.

Medicaid changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) are affecting eligibility, financing, waivers, managed care oversight, provider reimbursement, and program integrity. Á¿×Ó×ÊÔ´Íø helps organizations assess impact, plan next steps, and move from policy analysis to implementation with confidence.

From policy changes to IT services, our Medicaid consultants can guide you through it all.

For more than 40 years, Á¿×Ó×ÊÔ´Íø has helped Medicaid stakeholders navigate complex policy and operational change. Our team includes former Medicaid and CHIP directors, senior agency leaders, health plan executives, and policy specialists with experience across federal and state programs. 

Key service areas include: 

  • State Directed Payments and Financing: Evaluating, structuring, and defending complex financing approaches under heightened federal scrutiny. 
  • Eligibility, Redeterminations, and Community Engagement: Advising on renewals, verification, administrative processes, and compliance requirements tied to changing federal and state expectations. 
  • Managed Care Oversight and Program Integrity: Strengthening compliance frameworks, oversight processes, risk adjustment, and fraud, waste, and abuse strategies. 
  • Section 1115 Demonstrations (Waivers): Designing, advancing, and evaluating waiver strategies that support innovation, delivery system priorities, and federal approval pathways. 
  • In Lieu of Services (ILOS) and Provider Reimbursement: Assessing reimbursement, coverage, and state plan implications to support operational and financial decision-making. 

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Á¿×Ó×ÊÔ´Íø publishes timely analysis on Medicaid policy, waivers, financing, managed care, reimbursement, and implementation to help organizations stay ahead of change. 

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Who Á¿×Ó×ÊÔ´Íø helps 

Á¿×Ó×ÊÔ´Íø works with organizations across the Medicaid ecosystem, tailoring support to each group’s priorities. 

  • State Medicaid agencies: Support for eligibility, financing, oversight, quality, waiver strategy, and implementation planning. 
  • Managed care organizations: Support for compliance, operations, quality, networks, and rate development. 
  • Providers and health systems: Guidance on quality, coverage, payment, reporting, and relationships with states and plans. 
  • Behavioral health and LTSS organizations: Support for access, care coordination, quality oversight, and payment strategy. 
  • Associations and coalitions: Policy analysis and communications to help members respond to change. 

Can Á¿×Ó×ÊÔ´Íø help states and health plans with Medicaid rate setting and risk adjustment? 

Yes. Á¿×Ó×ÊÔ´Íø helps states and health plans with Medicaid rate setting, actuarial strategy, and risk adjustment. 

Medicaid Rate Setting: Establishing actuarially sound managed care rates.  
Risk Adjustment: Performing Medicaid risk adjustment for state agencies and plans.  

Can Á¿×Ó×ÊÔ´Íø help modernize Medicaid eligibility, enrollment, and customer service systems? 

Yes. Á¿×Ó×ÊÔ´Íø helps modernize Medicaid systems and improve the workflows that support enrollment, eligibility, and service delivery. 

System Enhancements: Improving eligibility, enrollment, and customer service workflows.  
Platform Optimization: Upgrading Medicaid, CHIP, and marketplace systems to better support users and administrators.  

Can Á¿×Ó×ÊÔ´Íø help with Medicaid 1115 waivers, state plan amendments, and implementation planning? 

Yes. Á¿×Ó×ÊÔ´Íø helps organizations plan, write, and implement Medicaid policy changes tied to OBBBA, H.R. 1, WFTC-related policy requirements, waivers, SPAs, and broader reform strategies. 

Section 1115 Demonstrations: Designing and advancing complex reform initiatives.  
State Plan Amendments (SPAs): Developing proposals and documentation to support approval and funding.  
Policy Implementation Support: Translating federal and state requirements into operational action.  

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