Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services Affordable Care Act (ACA) Implementation Stakeholder Meeting June 21, 2011

1 EOHHS Year One Accomplishments Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting June 21, 2011 ACA Implementation Working Group

2 EOHHS ACA and its benefits for Massachusetts Although most of the ACA’s major reforms are not effective until 2014, our workgroup has been hard at work ensuring that Massachusetts residents have access to many benefits this first year as well as preparing the state for ACA has brought many additional benefits to Massachusetts residents including: Qualifying eligible small employers for a tax credit; Giving businesses access to an Early Retiree Reinsurance program Giving seniors and individuals with disabilities on Medicare who fell into the Medicare Part D coverage gap or “donut hole” a $250 credit to help with their prescription drug costs. Prohibiting health insurers from having annual or lifetime limits on benefits and Eliminating copayments for preventive services.

3 EOHHS Grants and Demonstrations Awarded to the Commonwealth Through the agencies which comprise this workgroup, the Commonwealth has applied for and received nearly 20 demonstration awards and grants. These awards total approximately $160 million. The largest is Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Grant Demonstration, which totals $110M over 5 years, with $13.5M for the 1 st year. This grant will give the state the additional programmatic and financial tools to rebalance its long-term care systems through the following: increasing the use of home and community-based services (HCBS); decreasing the use of institutional care; eliminating barriers that restrict flexible use of Medicaid funds; and ensuring quality assurance and quality improvement The state also received a $35.6M for the Early Innovators Grant.

4 EOHHS Grants and Demonstrations Awarded to the Commonwealth DateAwardSectionAmount 2/22/11Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Grant Demonstration 2403$110 million 2/16/11Early Innovator Exchange Grant1311$35.6 million 9/27/10Personal and Home Care Aide State Training Program (PHCAST) 5507$2.4 million 9/21/10Strengthening Public Health Infrastructure to Improve Health Outcomes 4002$1.9 million 9/28/10Pregnancy Assistance Fund $1.6 million 9/27/10Outreach and Assistance for Low-Income Programs3306$1 million 9/30/10State Planning and Establishment Grants for Exchanges 1311$1 million 9/30/10Personal Responsibility Education Grant Program2953$1 million 4/5/11State Demonstrations to Integrate Care for Dual Eligible Individuals 2602$1 million 8/16/10Health Insurance Premium Review1003$1 million

5 EOHHS Grants and Demonstrations Awarded to the Commonwealth DateAwardSectionAmount 10/19/10Office of Health Insurance Consumer Assistance1001$742,888 9/24/10Epidemiology-Laboratory Capacity Grants4304$718,230 9/27/10Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRC) - Options Counseling 2405$0.5 million 7/15/10Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home Visitation Grants 2951$0.5 million 9/27/10Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Grant (BRFSS) 4002$363,637 9/28/10State Health Care Workforce Development Grants 5102$149,271 9/21/10Money Follows the Person Planning Grant2403$199,905 9/27/10Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRC) - Care Transitions 2405$197,661 9/24/10CDC HIV Surveillance Grant4002$89,000 9/24/10Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program4201$83,924 Total $160 million

6 EOHHS The ACA Supports the Administration’s Vision for a Better Health System Integrated Delivery System/Payment Reform Duals Aging and Disability Resource Consortium (ADRC)’s/ Care Transitions Maintaining Access Outreach and assistance Early Innovator Exchange Planning Community First Money Follows the Person Duals ADRC’s/ Options Counseling Personal and Home Care Aide State Training Population Health Duals Maternal & Infant Home Visitation Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Grant