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Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA) is the leading trade association solely focused on representing Medicaid health plans. MHPA is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization formed in 1993 and incorporated in 1995. The Association provides advocacy, research, analysis, and organized forums that support the development of effective policy solutions to promote and enhance the delivery of quality healthcare.

Rooms Going Fast; Omni SOLD-OUT; Make Your Hotel Reservations Today!

Have you signed up to attend MHPA's 2008 Annual Meeting yet? If not, act today, so you won't miss out on this special meeting taking place October 28-29, 2008 at the Omni Shoreham at 2500 Calvert Street, NW in Washington, DC. NOTE: Rooms no longer available at the Omni, please make your reservations soon at one of the two other hotels. Rooms for $349 per night at the Marriott Wardman Park and $269 at the Westin Grand Hotel. But again, please make your reservations soon, because rooms are going quickly. Use Room Block Code "MHPA" to secure the discounted rate! Click here for more hotel details!

Donaldson, Cook Among Keynote Speakers to Appear at MHPA 2008 Annual Meeting This Fall!

ABC News veteran Sam Donaldson and political analyst Charles Cook will serve as keynote speaks at MHPA's Annual Meeting set for October 28-29, 2008 at the Omni Shoreham at 2500 Calvert Street, NW in Washington, DC. Other keynoters will include Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, President & CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Dr. Diane Rowland, EVP of the Kaiser Family Foundation. Last year, MHPA's Annual Meeting was the largest Medicaid managed care conference in the country. Click here for more details and to register!

MHPA's 2007 Best Practices Compendium On Sale Now!

Buy your copy of MHPA's 2007 Best Practices Compendium, our recently-released booklet containing the industry's best practices, key managed care statistical data as well as helpful resource information, for a low member price of $15. Click here to buy your copy online.

Study Reveals UPL Policies Create Barrier to Managed Care Expansion in Many States

An MHPA-sponsored study authored by The Lewin Group, has shown that Medicaid "Upper Payment Limit" (UPL) policies represent an important barrier to expanding managed care in numerous states throughout the country. To download a copy of the study to review more specific findings, click here. Or click to read a press release on this subject.

MHPA, ACAP Release New Medicaid Cost Savings Study
MHPA, together with the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP), released a new report commissioned by The Lewin Group showing that up to $83 billion can be saved over 10 years if the managed care capitation model were immediately applied to all appropriately suited Medicaid funds. Click to view a copy of this important report.

The Lewin Group Retained to Look at Rate-Setting
MHPA, together with the Association for Community Affiliated Plans, retained MHPA partner, The Lewin Group, to examine rate-setting and actuarial soundness issues. Click here to read how states have implemented rules from the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 regarding actuarial soundness and the rates that Medicaid health plans receive.

Washington Business Journal Interview with MHPA Executive Director Thomas L. Johnson
Meet Thomas Johnson, Medicaid Health Plans of America's Executive Director, and read about his background, as well as his vision for the organization and the industry.

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      Phone: 202.857.5720
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