Over the past year and a half, outside consultant Guidehouse independently examined OPWDD’s developmental disabilities service system and evaluated whether using managed care to pay for OPWDD services could benefit the system and improve outcomes for people. As part of this study, Guidehouse talked extensively with stakeholders – both within New York and beyond – to understand current supports for people with developmental disabilities, their concerns, and what they, their family members, and service providers think about moving to a managed care payment model for services. Earlier this month, OPWDD released the Final Report and Recommendations that resulted from the Guidehouse assessment.
Based on its findings, Guidehouse does not recommend that OPWDD make a full transition to managed care. The Final Report does, however, offer several suggestions and considerations that OPWDD will evaluate, including the potential for using value-based payment structures to better integrate the physical and behavioral health care for people with developmental disabilities and improve access to specialized care.
Read the full Guidehouse Final report, along with the plain language report summary now on our managed care assessment webpage. You can send any feedback on the report to ARPA.Inquiry@opwdd.ny.gov
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