There's a lot you can do to help consumers and families with important decisions about their health care providers. Mandatory enrollment in managed care plans for Medicaid recipients will begin in several upstate counties by the fall of 1997. Statewide mandatory enrollment will be phased in over three years under New York State's 1115 Medicaid waiver. Each county differs in the number of available managed care plans approved by the NYS Department of Health to enroll people receiving Medicaid.
Some rural counties are without any approved plans.
Many people with developmental disabilities who are on Medicaid will be exempted by law from mandatory enrollment in a managed care plan. People with developmental disabilities who are exempt from mandatory enrollment will have the option of enrolling in a managed care plan. Service coordinators can play an important role in helping consumers and families to think through the many issues involved in managed care. A Managed Care Information Kit has been created to help you work with consumers and their families in choosing the type of health care delivery that best meets their needs. Training for Service Coordinators Training is available for service coordinators to help you learn more about managed care and how to assist the people you serve in finding or keeping the most appropriate health care providers.