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NORTH CAROLINA HEALTHNET NETWORKS:
WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COLLABORATION
Anne Braswell
HealthNet Program Director
NC Office of Rural Health and Community Care
NCSCHA 2011 Annual Conference
December 6, 2011
Raleigh, NC
2000: HEALTH RESOURCES AND
SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED
COMMUNITY ACCESS PROGRAM (CAP)
 New
federal grants program supporting
community indigent care initiatives to increase
access and quality of care for the uninsured and
underserved
 Expanded access for the uninsured by increasing
effectiveness and capacity of the nation’s health
care safety net at the community level
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COMMUNITIES RECEIVING CAP FUNDS
EXPECTED TO:
 Build
integrated health care delivery systems and
a seamless continuum of care for uninsured and
underinsured populations
 Eliminate unnecessary, duplicative functions in
service delivery and administration
 Increase access to health care for low-income
uninsured and underinsured persons
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FIRST COMMUNITY ACCESS PROGRAM
IN NORTH CAROLINA
 June
2000: Office of Rural Health and Community
Care applied for CAP funding on behalf of
Community Care Plan of Eastern Carolina for
Pitt, Greene, Edgecombe & Bertie Counties
 September 2000: ORHCC awarded one of only 23
CAP grants in U.S. -- $897,000 for Pitt et al
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2000: COMMUNITY CARE PLAN OF EASTERN
CAROLINA AND ORHCC CREATED
“HEALTHASSIST”
 Built
upon administrative infrastructure of
Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)
 Established 4 Community Resource Centers
 Co-located services with other community nonprofits (e.g. JOY Soup Kitchen; Pactolus
Fire/Rescue)
 Provided health care services, care coordination,
wellness and prevention services, adult continuing
education, and job skills training for low-income
and uninsured residents
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BEGINNING 2001: HRSA REPLACED CAP
WITH HEALTHY COMMUNITIES ACCESS
PROGRAM (HCAP)
 Additional
indigent care networks were initiated
throughout NC with HCAP funding: Cabarrus,
Guilford, Buncombe, Moore, Beaufort, Durham,
Henderson, Orange/Chatham
 Several communities initiated programs, but were
not awarded federal funding: Mecklenburg, Wake,
Vance/Warren, Wilkes, Wilson, Mitchell/ Yancey,
Watauga, New Hanover, and others
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Community Indigent Care Networks
2000
Ashe Alleghany
Surry
Rockingham
Stokes
Granville Warren
Caswell
Person
Vance
Northampton
Gates
Hertford
Halifax
Watauga Wilkes Yadkin
Bertie
Orange
Mitchell
Franklin
Forsyth Guilford Alamance
Avery
Caldwell
Durham
Nash Edgecombe
Alexander
Washington
Dare
Davie
Madison Yancey
Martin
Tyrrell
Davidson
Iredell
Wake
Randolph
Burke
Wilson
Buncombe McDowell
Catawba
Chatham
Pitt
Beaufort
Rowan
Hyde
Haywood
Johnston
Greene
Swain
Rutherford
Lincoln
Lee
Cabarrus
Graham
Montgomery
Jackson
Henderson
Gaston
Harnett
Lenoir
Polk
Cleveland
Stanly
Wayne
Craven
Moore
Pamlico
Mecklenburg
Cherokee
Macon
Transylvania
Cumberland
Clay
Jones
Richmond
Sampson
Union
Anson
Hoke
Duplin
Onslow
Scotland
Carteret
Robeson
1st HCAP Funded Indigent Care Network in NC
Bladen
Pender
Columbus
New
Hanover
Brunswick
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Community Indigent Care Networks
2000 - 2005
Ashe Alleghany
Surry
Rockingham
Stokes
Granville Warren
Caswell
Person
Vance
Northampton
Gates
Hertford
Halifax
Watauga Wilkes Yadkin
Bertie
Orange
Mitchell
Franklin
Forsyth Guilford Alamance
Avery
Caldwell
Durham
Nash Edgecombe
Alexander
Washington
Dare
Davie
Madison Yancey
Martin
Tyrrell
Davidson
Iredell
Wake
Randolph
Burke
Wilson
Buncombe McDowell
Catawba
Chatham
Pitt
Beaufort
Rowan
Hyde
Haywood
Johnston
Greene
Swain
Rutherford
Lincoln
Lee
Cabarrus
Graham
Montgomery
Jackson
Henderson
Gaston
Harnett
Lenoir
Polk
Cleveland
Stanly
Wayne
Craven
Moore
Pamlico
Mecklenburg
Cherokee
Macon
Transylvania
Cumberland
Clay
Jones
Richmond
Sampson
Union
Anson
Hoke
Duplin
Onslow
Scotland
Carteret
Robeson
HCAP Funded Indigent Care Networks
Bladen
Pender
Columbus
New
Hanover
Brunswick
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Community Indigent Care Networks
2000 - 2005
Ashe Alleghany
Surry
Rockingham
Stokes
Granville Warren
Caswell
Person
Vance
Northampton
Gates
Hertford
Halifax
Watauga Wilkes Yadkin
Bertie
Orange
Mitchell
Franklin
Forsyth Guilford Alamance
Avery
Caldwell
Durham
Nash Edgecombe
Alexander
Washington
Dare
Davie
Madison Yancey
Martin
Tyrrell
Davidson
Iredell
Wake
Randolph
Burke
Wilson
Buncombe McDowell
Catawba
Chatham
Pitt
Beaufort
Rowan
Hyde
Haywood
Johnston
Greene
Swain
Rutherford
Lincoln
Lee
Cabarrus
Graham
Montgomery
Jackson
Henderson
Gaston
Harnett
Lenoir
Polk
Cleveland
Stanly
Wayne
Craven
Moore
Pamlico
Mecklenburg
Cherokee
Macon
Transylvania
Cumberland
Clay
Jones
Richmond
Sampson
Union
Anson
Hoke
Duplin
Onslow
Scotland
Carteret
Robeson
HCAP Funded Indigent Care Networks
Bladen
Pender
Columbus
New
Hanover
Brunswick
Indigent Care Networks initiated without HCAP Funding
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IMPACT OF HCAP PROGRAM IN NC
Between 2000 and 2005, HCAP helped:
 Induce physicians and hospitals to provide more
free care and services for the uninsured
 Encourage local governments and philanthropic
organizations to provide matching investments of
funds and resources
 Bring about both perceived and measurable
improvements in the health and wellness of
participants
 Reduce inappropriate use of hospital EDs and
other costly services by participants
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2005: HCAP NO LONGER FUNDED BY HRSA
 After
2005, former HCAP sites and other
programs in NC struggled to maintain the same
level of programs and services with limited
resources
 Early in 2007, the last HCAP “carryover”
funding ran out
 In the summer of 2007, The Duke Endowment
provided 4 months of emergency funds
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A KEY LESSON LEARNED FROM HCAP:
There must be sustaining funds to
support the administrative infrastructure
needed to effectively operate these
indigent care programs and develop an
integrated health care delivery system for
the uninsured.
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2007: “NC HEALTHNET” INITIATIVE
In SFY 2007-08, NC General Assembly made
a one-time appropriation to ORHCC of $2.88
million to implement HealthNet to support
North Carolina’s safety net primary care
provider networks and develop communitybased systems of care serving the uninsured.
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NC HEALTHNET:
Links local safety net organizations and indigent
care programs providing free and low-cost health
care services with the infrastructure of
Community Care of North Carolina and CCNC’s
networks of physicians and services.
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HEALTHNET NETWORKS INCLUDE:
Physicians
 Hospitals
 Public Health
 Free Clinics
 Rural Health Centers
 Community Health Centers
 School Based Health Centers
 Departments of Social Services
 Behavioral Health
 Law Enforcement
 Other Community-Based Safety Net
Organizations

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HEALTHNET TARGET POPULATION:
Uninsured adults, 18-64 years old, whose family
income is at or below 200% of FPL
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HEALTHNET ENROLLEES:
Provided a Primary Care Medical Home and
access to:
 Specialty Care
 Wellness Education
 Prevention Services
 Prescriptions Medications
 Care Coordination for Chronic Medical
Conditions
 Other Needed Services
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HEALTHNET NETWORKS:
Receive technical assistance and grant funding
from ORHCC to support the community’s
ongoing efforts to:
 Increase access and quality of care through a
coordinated delivery system
 Share and conserve limited resources through
collaborative partnerships
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SFY2007-08: HEALTHNET IN YEAR 1
 Funded
16 HealthNet Networks providing
services for the uninsured in 27 counties
 40,000+ individuals were provided a medical
home
 25,000+ individuals had access to needed
prescription medications
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SFY 2008-09: HEALTHNET IN YEAR 2
In SFY 2008-09, ORHCC received $2.8 million
in recurring appropriations to sustain existing
HealthNet Networks plus $950,000 in nonrecurring funds to develop new collaborative
networks.
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SFY 2008-09: HEALTHNET IN YEAR 2
 Funded
21 HealthNet Networks that provide
services for the uninsured in 39 counties
 50,000+ individuals were provided a medical
home
 38,000+ individuals had access to needed
prescription medications
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SFY 2009-10: HEALTHNET IN YEAR 3
In SFY 2009-10, ORHCC received $4.8 million
in recurring appropriations to sustain existing
HealthNet Networks and develop new
collaborative networks.
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SFY 2009-10: HEALTHNET IN YEAR 3
 Funded
31 HealthNet Networks that
provide services for the uninsured in 63
counties
 61,000+ individuals had access to a
medical home
 42,000+ individuals had access to needed
prescription medications
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SFY 2010-11: HEALTHNET IN YEAR 4
In SFY 2010-11, ORHCC again received $4.8
million in recurring appropriations to sustain
existing HealthNet Networks and develop new
collaborative networks.
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SFY 2010-11: HEALTHNET IN YEAR 4
 Funding
35 HealthNet Networks
that provide services for the uninsured
in 70 counties
 86,000+ individuals have a medical
home
 49,000+ individuals have access to
needed prescription medications
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Collaborative Networks of Care
Funded by HealthNet
Ashe Alleghany
Surry
Rockingham
Stokes
Granville Warren
Caswell
Person
Vance
Northampton
Gates
Hertford
Halifax
Watauga Wilkes Yadkin
Bertie
Orange
Mitchell
Forsyth Guilford Alamance
Franklin
Avery
Caldwell
Durham
Nash Edgecombe
Alexander
Davie
Washington
Dare
Madison Yancey
Martin
Tyrrell
Davidson
Iredell
Wake
Randolph
Burke
Wilson
Buncombe McDowell
Catawba
Chatham
Pitt
Beaufort
Rowan
Hyde
Haywood
Johnston
Greene
Swain
Rutherford
Lincoln
Lee
Cabarrus
Graham
Montgomery
Jackson
Henderson
Gaston
Harnett
Lenoir
Polk
Cleveland
Stanly
Wayne
Craven
Moore
Pamlico
Mecklenburg
Cherokee
Macon
Transylvania
Cumberland
Clay
Jones
Richmond
Sampson
Union
Anson
Hoke
Duplin
Onslow
Scotland
Carteret
Robeson
Bladen
Pender
Columbus
HealthNet Networks Funded SFY 2010-11 (69 counties)
New
Hanover
Brunswick
Developing HealthNet Networks Targeted for Funding in SFY 2011-12 and SFY 2012-13 (12 counties)
Other Communities Developing Networks and Targeted for future HealthNet Funding if funding available (9 counties)
orhcc: 06212011
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ORHCC TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
North Carolina Office of Rural
Health and Community Care staff
provides:
Community Needs & Gap Analysis
 Strategic & Business Planning
 Network Development
 Medical, Dental, and Psychiatric
Provider Recruitment for
Underserved Areas & Educational
Loan Repayment
 Architectural Design Support for
Capital Projects

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ORHCC TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
(CONTINUED)
 Coordination
with:
Community Care of North Carolina
(CCNC) and Medicaid
 Critical Access Hospital Program
 Farm Worker Health Program
 Medical Access Plan
 Medication Assistance Program
 Community Health Grants Program

 Regional
trainings and webinars
 Bimonthly statewide HealthNet
Networks Meetings
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ORHCC TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
(CONTINUED)
 Free


software applications for
determining eligibility, enrollment,
resource commitments, referrals, care
and disease management, tracking
encounter claims data (CMIS) and
accessing 150+ pharmaceutical
manufacturers’ free prescription drug
programs and 4000+ drugs (MARPMedication Access & Review Program)
More information at: http://www.ncdhhs.gov/orhcc/
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HEALTHNET AND CCNC-UP
ORHCC AND HEALTHNET PARTNERING WITH:

the OFFICE of GOVERNOR BEVERLY PERDUE

the NC DIVISION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (MEDICAID)

NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY CARE, INC. (N3CN)



the NORTH CAROLINA FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCED
HEALTH PROGRAMS
the NC INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
the UNC CECIL G. SHEPS CENTER FOR HEALTH
SERVICES RESEARCH

ACCESSEAST and

FOUR COUNTY COMMUNITY CARE PARTNERS
to develop Community Care of North Carolina for Uninsured Parents
(CCNC-UP), a limited benefit plan that is being piloted in Warren,
Pitt and Greene Counties and providing low-income, uninsured
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parents with access to basic health care coverage.
HEALTHNET AND CCNC-UP


ORHCC administering North Carolina’s State
Health Access Program (SHAP) grant, $4.5
million over 3 years, from the US DHHS Health
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
to develop CCNC-UP.
Like HealthNet:
CCNC-UP built upon CCNC’s primary care medical
home model and administrative infrastructure.
 CCNC-UP provides enrollees (low-income, uninsured
parents) with a primary care medical home and
emphasizes prevention and chronic disease
management.

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HEALTHNET AND CCNC-UP

In August 2011, ORHCC authorized to reallocate
$2.8 million in SHAP funds to undertake 10 new
projects providing health care for thousands of
uninsured North Carolinians and help prepare the
state for implementing the Affordable Care Act:
 $400K to maintain “Healthy & Ready to Learn”
CHIPRA Outreach and Enrollment Program for
pre-school and elementary school children.
 $375K emergency fund to cover co-pays for 5000
uninsured patients.
 $700K to support NC’s “Medical Access Plan”
and provide an additional 10,000 office visits for
uninsured patients at rural health centers.
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HEALTHNET AND CCNC-UP



$100K to create “Dental Access Plan” Pilot for the
uninsured in partnership with ECU School of Dental
Medicine.
$180K to create “Behavioral Health Access Plan”
Pilot for the uninsured.
$25K for “Health Matters in the Community,” a
new OPEN/net television series to inform the public
about community health issues, health reform, and
the concerns of uninsured / underserved individuals
and safety net organizations.
More information at:
http://www.ncdhhs.gov/orhcc/services/ccnc_up.htm
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HEALTHNET PARTNERING WITH
NC FARM BUREAU:
“HEALTHY LIVING FOR A LIFETIME” INITIATIVE
Mission: To provide Rural North Carolinians with
the benefits of living a healthier lifestyle by
providing free professional health screenings,
educational materials and resources designed to
encourage a commitment to healthy living.
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HEALTHNET PARTNERING WITH
NC FARM BUREAU:
“HEALTHY LIVING FOR A LIFETIME” INITIATIVE
Mobile Health Screening Unit
25 screening events per year will be conducted using a
50-foot custom built mobile health screening unit
 Self-contained, eco-friendly screening facility provides
four screening stations, a specialty room for vascular
ultrasound and a 1,000 sq. ft. fully enclosable awning
 Health screenings offered at each event customized for
local needs: Blood Pressure, Total Cholesterol, Glucose,
Bone Density, Body Mass Index, Vascular Ultrasound
More information at:

http://www.healthylivingforalifetime.com/
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“Rural Hope” Initiative
ORHCC AND HEALTHNET
PARTNERING WITH:
NC RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CENTER
 THE GOLDEN LEAF FOUNDATION
 KATE B REYNOLDS CHARITABLE TRUST
 APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION
 USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT

More information at:
http://www.ncruralcenter.org/community-programs/rural-hope.html
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HEALTHNET PARTNERING WITH
CARE SHARE HEALTH ALLIANCE
 ORHCC
participates as a board member of the
Care Share Health Alliance, a statewide
organization whose mission is to improve the
health of low-income, uninsured North
Carolinians by supporting local collaborative
networks of care.
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QUESTIONS ABOUT HEALTHNET?
ANNE BRASWELL
HEALTHNET PROGRAM DIRECTOR
NC OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH & COMMUNITY CARE
919-733-2040
[email protected]
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