Access the official website for California’s MediCal program at http://www.medi-cal.ca.gov. Look for publications that describe eligibility requirements. Also look up current information on HIPAA updates. What are some of the challenges unique to Medicaid HIPAA compliance?
Go to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services website for Medicaid at http://www.cms.gov/medicaid/. Select the Gov’t Info link. Read the overview of the Medicaid program. Also look up information on the Medicaid program in your state. Has the SCHIP program in your state expanded in recent years?
Go to the Medicaid Alliance for Program Safeguards home page at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services website at http://www.cms.gov/states/fraud/. Select the underlined link at the bottom of the page for Medicaid Alliance for Program Safeguards Background. How has CMS’s role evolved in overseeing states’ fraud and abuse efforts? Select the underlined link for guidance and reports. Locate information about preventing Medicaid fraud and abuse in a managed care environment.
