Where Does it Go?
A Medicaid Management Company’s intentional refusal to cover the cost of requested services is not reasonable. A case in point… Read More
The Friction of Managed Care – Talking to New York
I met this past week with some of our Health Information Management staff, Business Office staff, and our VP of… Read More
New System has Gaps in Important Services for Louisiana’s Children
Tomorrow marks the 18-month anniversary of DHH’s Coordinated System of Care (CSOC) and the Louisiana Behavioral Health Partnership (LBHP). This… Read More
Residential Care without Family Care is Not Enough
The policies, procedures, regulations and rules of Louisiana’s Coordinated System of Care must not become concrete too quickly. The System… Read More
Louisiana Needs Treatment Group Homes for Children
By its own count, Louisiana needs at least 34 Therapeutic Group Homes (of no more than 8 beds each per… Read More
Judicial Commitments and the Louisiana Methodist Children’s Homes
In the last few weeks we have had a new thing happen in Admissions. We have received Judicial Commitments. Louisiana’s… Read More
Questions and Answers
On the heels of changes Louisiana made to the state’s child welfare system this past year, those who care about… Read More
If Residential Care were a Swimming Pool
Simple analogies often make obvious what complexity obscures. While speaking to our Board of Directors this week, it struck me… Read More
CSoC: Two Missing Steps on Both Sides of PRTF
Never in Louisiana’s history has our state’s child welfare system been more highly regulated. Never has so much significant change… Read More
CSoC Q&A: Why are the Homes becoming Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities?
This is a question I am asked frequently. It’s a good question, too: “Why are the Homes becoming Psychiatric Residential… Read More