Jul 14, 2010

The Agency for Health Care Administration is pleased to announce the formation of an Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) Technical Advisory Panel. Many of you have expressed interest in other closely related workgroups and panels and we wanted to take this opportunity to give you a little information on this new panel. You can find the meeting schedule and member list below and very soon we will have a webpage up and running where you can obtain the agendas and discussion material for each IGT TAP meeting.

We have set up the following website for the IGT TAP which will include meeting agendas and discussion material as they become available. If you plan to participate in the IGT TAP meetings, we encourage you to bookmark this link as the quickest and easiest way to obtain the meeting material.

http://ahca.myflorida.com/Medicaid/igt/index.shtml


Intergovernmental Transfer Technical Advisory Panel
Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) Technical Advisory Panel Purpose:


In accordance with Senate Bill 1484 (Chapter 2010-144, Laws of Florida), Section 2, the Agency Secretary shall appoint and convene a technical advisory panel to advise the Agency in the study and development of intergovernmental transfer distribution methods. The panel shall include representatives from contributing hospitals, medical schools, local governments, and managed care plans. The panel shall advise the agency regarding the best methods for ensuring the continued availability of intergovernmental transfers, specific issues to resolve in negotiations with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, and appropriate safeguards for appropriate implementation of any developed payment methodologies.


Meeting Dates Time and Location:

· July 20, 2010, 1:00pm-3:00pm

· August 23, 2010, 1:00pm-3:00pm

· September 8, 2010, 1:00pm-3:00pm

· September 22, 2010, 1:00pm-3:00pm

· October 13, 2010, 1:00pm-3:00pm

· October 27, 2010, 1:00pm-3:00pm

Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive
Building 3, Conference Room C
Tallahassee, FL 32308

If you are unable to attend the meetings listed above, you can participate via the following conference call number: 1-888-808-6959 - Conference Code 4138067#

If you have question regarding the IGT technical advisory panel or IGT panel meetings, please email or call:

Edwin Stephens
OMC Manager Medicaid Cost Reimbursement
2727 Mahan Drive Mail Stop 21
Tallahassee, FL 32308
edwin.stephens@myflorida.com
(850) 412-4089 Office
(850) 414-9789 Fax


IGT Panel Member Name & Affiliation

Tom Wilfong From Amerigroup,

Chris Paterson From Sunshine State Health Plan,

Kevin Kearns from Health Choices Network,

David Verinder from Sarasota Memorial Health System,

Mary Lou Tighe from Jackson Memorial Health System,

Margaret Brennan from Orange Health Services,

Mark Knight from Health Care District of Palm Beach County,

Scott Davis from South Broward Health Care District / Memorial Regional Hospital,

Michael Good, Dean from University of Florida