PARIS

Public Assistance Reporting

Information System

Staci Morley-YoungColorado Department of Health Care Policy and

Financing

PARIS

Objectives

• Describe Colorado’s background and structure

• Identify the opportunities Colorado has encountered

• List Colorado’s accomplishments• Identify helpful information for

PARIS

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Background

• Participation began in 2006

• Participate in all quarters; all three matches

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Structure

• Two agencies for public assistance

• State supervised, county administered

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64 Counties

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The Numbers

• 78% of all Interstate Matches are for the 10 biggest counties

• 57% of all Interstate Matches are for the Denver metro area and Colorado Springs

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Opportunities

• State supervised, county administered

• Voluntary for counties• No additional funding/resources

to work PARIS matches• Counties determine investigation

action

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Outreach

• Understand procedures for working Matches

• Determine which matches are being worked

• Feedback on how to improve process

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An Opportunity To Make a Change

• EBT to require the ten biggest counties to work PARIS Interstate Match

• Senate Bill to provide some funding to the counties for PARIS

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Accomplishments

• Project to identify possible erroneous payments based on PARIS Interstate Match and medical claims data

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Accomplishments

• Clarified Medicaid rules for VA Pension and Aid & Attendance

• Clarified who was paying for prescription drugs for Veterans living in State Veterans Homes

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Accomplishments

• Project to close CHP+ cases identified on the PARIS Interstate Match

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Helpful Information

• PARIS Web site–Annual Training Conference

Presentations–Best Practices–Reports

• Other states