Medicaid Comprehensive Quality Strategy (CQS) report to be submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 2017. SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF CQS REPORT: 1. The Agency for Health Care Administration is compiling a new Comprehensive ...

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Medicaid

The Agency for Health Care Administration--Medicaid announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: February 1, 2017, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., ET

PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room A, Tallahassee, FL 32308

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Medicaid Comprehensive Quality Strategy (CQS) report to be submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 2017.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF CQS REPORT:

1. The Agency for Health Care Administration is compiling a new Comprehensive Quality Strategy (CQS) report, to fulfill the requirement to furnish a written quality strategy for the Medicaid program to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) every three years. This report must include a written quality strategy for assessing and improving the quality of health care and services furnished by the managed care organizations and other providers within Florida Medicaid. This CQS report outlines Florida Medicaid’s priorities and goals for continuous quality improvement, the performance improvement efforts that align with and promote these priorities/goals, and the quality metrics and performance targets to be used in measuring performance and improvements to provide “better health care for all Floridians.”

2. Starting January 23, 2017, a draft of the 2017 Comprehensive Quality Strategy report will be posted on the Agency’s website at the following link: http://www.ahca.myflorida.com/medicaid/Policy_and_Quality/Quality/index.shtml

PUBLIC NOTICE AND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The Agency will conduct a 30-day public notice and comment period prior to the submission of the CQS Report to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Agency will consider all public comments received regarding the proposed CQS Report. The 30-day public notice and public comment period is from January 23, 2017 through February 22, 2017. This public notice and public comment period is being held to solicit public input from recipients, providers and all stakeholders and interested parties on the proposed CQS Report.

To submit comments by postal service or Internet email, please follow the directions outlined below. When providing comments regarding the CQS Report 2017, please put “CQS Report 2017” in the subject line. Mail comments and suggestions to: Office of the Deputy Secretary for Medicaid, Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, MS 8, Tallahassee, Florida 32308. Email your comments and suggestions to: [e-mail].

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: [e-mail] or phone: [phone].

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Laurie Svec at [phone] or by email: [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice). If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

For more information, you may contact: Laurie Svec at [phone] or [e-mail].