CG - Oregon Health Authority Selects Acentra Health to Implement Division of the State's Health-Related Social Needs Benefits for 1115 Medicaid Waiver Demonstration | Benzinga
MCLEAN, Va., June 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acentra Health, a technology solutions and clinical services company dedicated to helping government healthcare agencies accelerate better health outcomes, today announced it was awarded a contract from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to implement a division of the state's 1115 Health Related Social Needs (HRSN) waiver demonstration for its Medicaid fee-for-service (FFS) members. Oregon's multi-phase HRSN demonstration, which began on March 1, is the first in the nation to introduce Medicaid funding for interventions that address social needs related to housing, nutrition, and climate change to improve health outcomes and lower program costs.
Under the terms of the contract, Acentra Health oversees the care coordination of qualifying HRSN-related interventions for up to 120,000 Medicaid FFS members annually. Its care coordinators and social workers conduct outreach and engagement to assess members' eligibility for participation. In addition, Acentra Health oversees the purchase and distribution of HRSN equipment covered by the waiver and conducts member follow-up assessments. The company will collect and analyze longitudinal data to help OHA ...