The state enacted legislation in 2007 to begin policy planning for medical home services for Medicaid enrollees. In 2008, the state enacted legislation extending the requirement to provide (and pay for) health care homes to all payers regulated by state government. For the health care homes program, the standards for recognition are to be implemented by July 2009 and care coordination payment to recognized practices is to begin by July 2010. The state has worked with provider and patient communities to develop specific criteria and recognize providers that meet those criteria to provide comprehensive care coordination and care plan development.
Minnesota’s Primary Care Coordination program, designed for Medicaid fee-for-service members with very complex health care needs, has already launched.
Targeted Population: All Minnesotans.
