FW: [BMTFinancialForum] FW: New York Times Article

[Guest guest]

Good Morning:

Phoenix Children’s Hospital provides pediatric transplant services

here in Arizona

for BMT and Kidney, and we are partnered with Mayo for adult services. Our

state operates it’s Medicaid program as a waiver program. All Medicaid is

covered through an elaborate and well-developed Managed Care System.

Unfortunately, because our state has been drastically affected by so many

budget short-falls, cuts were made in some of the high $ services here.

Unfortunately, adults were targeted, as many of the children’s programs are

protected under federal regulations. Feel free to view the actual published

document that outlines the level of reductions made in Arizona through the AHCCCS program ( Arizona

Health Care Cost Containment System).

http://www.azahcccs.gov/reporting/Downloads/MedicaidStatePlan/Amendments/2010/SPA10-006_Approval.pdf

Our Kids Care program (our version of SCHIP) was capped earlier in

the year, so as many as 50,000+ children that would have had access to

healthcare coverage with family incomes up to 200% of FPL, no longer have the

opportunity for coverage. Many other services were cut, including reimbursement

to all AHCCCS healthcare providers and additional cuts will continue with this

fiscal year.

& nb sp;

Please feel free to read up on Arizona’s Medicaid functionality, design and

challenges at www.azahcccs.gov

Have a nice day,

Shari Bowman,

CPhT

Manager,

Transplant Financial Services

Phoenix

Children's Hospital

1919

E. Rd., Bldg 2108

(fax)

From: BMTFinancialForum

[mailto:BMTFinancialForum ] On

Behalf Of Dodson

Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010

7:18 AM

To:

'BMTFinancialForum '

Subject: [bMTFinancialForum] FW:

New York

Times Article [1 Attachment]

[Attachment(s) from Dodson

included below]

FYI------------------------------

From: Dodson

Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010

9:16 AM

To:

'TxFinancialCoordinators '

Subject: RE:

New York Times Article

Hello,

Attached are the Arizona MA changes which do not leave many

transplant types that are being covered for adults.

I’m not aware of the background prompting the changes but have

worked with Dr. Andy Yeager who is quoted in the articl e and found him to be a

very intelligent, sensible, and dedicated physician.

Thanks!

Dodson

Financial Coordinator, BMT Program

Western Pennsylvania Cancer Institute

4800 Friendship

Avenue Ste 2303 North

Tower

Pittsburgh, PA 15224

Phone:

Fax:

mdodson@...

TFCA, Trustee

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of holtdeinstein

Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010

8:59 AM

To:

TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject:

New York Times Article

All -

If you get a chance, please read the article li nked. I would value your

opinions on this development in general, and specifically from anyone in Arizona. I sense there

is more to the story, and I hope this isn't the start of a trend.

Pax+, Don

Don Holt

Assistant Director of Reimbursement

Albert Einstein Medical

Center

Philadelphia, PA

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/03/us/03transplant.html?hp

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