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Starting October 1, 2024, all Care1st members will join Arizona Complete Health-Complete Care Plan.
There is no change to your benefits or providers. New ID cards will be sent to you.
 Find more information here

AHCCCS Targeted Investment Program 2.0 Update

Date: 09/05/23

The renewed AHCCCS Targeted Investments Program (TI 2.0) provides annual incentives and ongoing administrative support to AHCCCS-enrolled outpatient providers committed to meeting their patients’ needs. Applicants must create required policies and procedures and submit an application by 10/20/2023 to qualify for the five-year program. Accepted providers receive an annual payment based on the number of Medicaid members served and the milestones achieved. There is no downside risk, no participation fees, and providers can qualify for partial payment if only some milestones are met.

Program Benefits

  • Earn annual incentive payments with no downside risk and no requirement to track how it is spent (i.e., not a grant),
  • Improve your patient’s quality of life,
  • Receive 1:1 and peer-led technical assistance,
  • Improve EHR capabilities, and
  • Access personalized performance dashboards to understand patients in your denominator and performance trends during the measurement period.

Annual Requirements 

  • Year 1: Application
  • Submit a complete application by 5 p.m. on September 30, 2023.
  • Years 2-3: Process-based Milestones 
  • Create and implement policies and procedures that align with TI 2.0 initiatives.
  • Years 2-5: Performance Measures
  • Attain performance measure targets for measures that align with VBP measures and national stewards 
  • Participate in quality improvement activities, such as quarterly learning collaborative meetings, smaller QI workgroups, and process mapping.

Initiatives

  • Recognize patients’ cultural preferences by adopting Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) standards.
  • Connect patients to community services and “close the loop” to confirm if they received the service.
  • Improve the health of all of your patients by identifying and understanding inequitable outcomes, resource availability, and approaches to improve health.

Eligibility Requirements

  1. Commit to bi-directionally sharing EHR data with the HIE by 2025 (template will be provided).
  2. Develop required processes and protocols that will be uploaded at time of application.

Satisfy provider type requirements 

  • Primary Care: IC, 01-group, Non-Integrated Primary Care Outpatient Clinics
  • Behavioral Health: IC, 77- Behavioral Health Outpatient clinic
  • Justice Clinic: 77, IC, FQHC, RHC

Application Process

  1. Use the Application Summary to prepare application documents to participate in PCP, BH, or both.
  2. Secure access to the AHCCCS Online portal and confirm permission to access the “TargetedInvestments 2.0” application portal.
  3. Confirm all facility and non-facility providers are accurately enrolled with AHCCCS via AHCCCS Provider Enrollment Portal (APEP) (service address, tax ID affiliation, specialty, etc).
  4. Complete the online application between September 1, 2023 - October 20, 2023:
  • Select the participating clinics,
  • Select the desired area(s) of concentration,
  • Attest to the eligibility requirements that have been met,
  • Upload required documentation, and
  • Submit before 5 p.m. October 20, 2023.

Payment

  • Driven by the number of services provided (BH) orempaneled members (PCP)
  • Lump-sum, distributed each Fall from 2024 - 2028 Incentive amount increases as level of effort increases

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