NY Partnership Plan Temporary Extension Amended CMS Approval

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
7500 Security Boulevard, Mail Stop S2-26-12
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850

CENTER FOR MEDICAID & CHIP SERVICES

State Demonstrations Group


September 30, 2015

Jason Helgerson
Director
Office of Health Insurance Programs
New York State Department of Health
Empire State Plaza
Corning Tower (OCP-1211)
Albany, NY 12237

Dear Mr. Helgerson:

This letter is to inform you that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is granting a temporary extension of New York´s Partnership Plan section 1115 demonstration (Project No. 11-W- 00114/2). The temporary extension is effective through December 31, 2015.

The extension period will give CMS and New York the opportunity to have more detailed discussions of the issues involved in the longer extension of the demonstration, including discussions related to CMS´ review of New York´s budget neutrality.

The demonstration will continue to operate under all other current Special Terms and Conditions (STCs) and waiver and expenditure authorities. The per-member-per month (PMPM) costs approved for the last demonstration year will be used to determine budget neutrality through this temporary extension period.

Your project officer, Deborah Steinbach, will contact you to facilitate these discussions. Ms. Steinbach can be reached by phone at (410) 786-7404, or by e-mail at Deborah.Steinbach@cms.hhs.gov, should you need to contact her. We look forward to continuing to work with you and your staff on your 1115 demonstration extension.

Sincerely,

Eliot Fishmam
Director

cc: Michael Melendez, Associate Regional Administrator, CMS Region II New York