Thursday, 24 August 2000 Identification and Outreach
Present: Ruth Ota, Dee Helber, Diane Tachera, Sally Hansen, and Barbara Luksch
Next meeting: Thursday, 2 November 2000 at 9:00 AM.
1. We reviewed Common Questions and Answers for the Web site and Barbara will enter them for cyberspace visitors to peruse. Additional questions and answers can be added as needed. Note: FMAP percents effective October 1 are 53.85 percent for Medicaid and 67.7 percent for State CHIP.
2. School Lunch Referral Form Update: over 1,600 requests for information were received so far by Hawaii Covering Kids from parents/guardians. Copies are given to outreach workers who can assist with Med-QUEST applications and they will contact the parent/guardian. If there isn't a nearby assistant (such as Pearl City, Aiea, Kaneohe, Kailua, and Hawaii Kai) applications and information are mailed from HSPCA.
Barbara distributed an income chart emphasizing the importance of school lunch, Head Start, and WIC outreach. Unless the child is an illegal immigrant, if she/he qualifies for these other programs then she/he will qualify for QUEST/Medicaid. Also, effective 1 October 2000 federal legislation allows school food services and Med-QUEST to share information directly to identify eligible kids, therefore DOE and DHS can create systems links for school lunch outreach next year.
3. Dee explained the new Coordinated School Health Program organized by the DOE at complex levels. More details will be explained at the next meeting including collaboration with Hawaii Covering Kids.
4. The handout "$3.4 Million Outreach and Enrollment Money Available to Hawaii" was distributed. Since many community groups are adding Medicaid responsibilities without extra resources this fund will be a major discussion topic at the 17 November 2000 State Coalition meeting.
5. We reviewed the 15 September 2000 outreach conference agenda. Participants will sign up for small groups in advance and submit questions for Steve Kawada to answer. Brochures, small group strategies from the 10 March 2000 conference, question sheets, and air coupons will be mailed 29 August 2000.
6. The Newborns Action Plan draft number two was reviewed. Additions and corrections were noted. The next draft will be faxed to work group members before final dissemination to the State Coalition.
7. We brainstormed ideas for a potential corporate sponsor: what's in it for the corporation's employees, print/television/radio campaign, fair banners, T-shirts, bibs, stickers, posters, school supplies (crayon boxes with stickers, pencils, rulers), conference assistance, electric bill inserts, and our statewide grassroots visibility.
8. Sally suggested we give the kids health insurance hotline information and our information flyer to The Parentline. Barbara will follow-up.
Thursday, 24 August 2000 Process Simplification
Present: Laverne Moore, Marcia Hartsock, Dorothy Colby, Diane Tachera, and Barbara Luksch
Next meeting: Thursday, 26 October 2000 at 1:00 PM.
1. Dorothy updated everyone on Ask Aloha United Way statistics. From 1 September 1999 to 25 August 2000 there were 1145 calls concerning children's health insurance and they mailed 390 applications to callers. She noted an increase in Neighbor Island calls. Also, the FCC officially designated 211 as a call center number and Aloha United Way is working to be the Hawai'i designee since they have the state's information and referral service. The process will take approximately one year and Ask Aloha United Way would return to operating 24-hours.
2. Effective 1 October 2000 federal legislation allows school food services and Med-QUEST to share information directly to identify eligible kids, therefore DOE and DHS can create systems links with a memorandum of agreement for school lunch outreach next year. Laverne will discuss this with Superintendent LeMahieu at their afternoon meeting.
3. Community members interested in the Application Simplification Work Group will meet in early September. The first meeting agenda is a discussion on approach, expectations, and timeline that can be later discussed with Med-QUEST. The members want a partnership not simply advisory council so we can all work together.
4. The handout "$3.4 Million Outreach and Enrollment Money Available to Hawai'i" was distributed. One item on the 75% reimbursement list is designing new eligibility forms so money could be used to help our application simplification effort. This fund will be a major discussion topic at the 17 November State Coalition meeting.
5. Marcia updated the group on the Center on the Family Data Center. It is expanding to include subcounty data and 40 indicators by DOE high school geographic areas.
6. The electronic application is currently being tested on the Big Island. Training 2 for the Hawaii Covering Kids outreach workers was August 17 and they will help work out software bugs and overall implementation.
7. Laverne clarified information on Head Start grantees to help with our outreach and data collection.
8. We reviewed the rules matrix and determined the current rules and their implementation appear consistent with federal regulations, however an attorney would be better at judging potential changes.
9. TennCare's redermination flowchart was discussed as an excellent idea to adopt. It shows exactly how reverification works and is helpful to clients and case mangers.
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