C6 – Partnering with Medicaid-Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) in Child Welfare   

This session will look at elements of successful cross system collaboration between state, local, and private agencies and MCOs. Presenters will focus on how Centene has collaborated with states to improve quality of life for the child welfare population. We will look at trauma-informed care initiatives, the Foster Care Centers of Excellence in Texas, and targeted training and behavioral health “in-lieu of services” with child welfare providers and professionals to impact the number of Behavioral Health in-patient admissions and readmissions in high-utilizing market regions in Florida.

Presenters: Stan Waddell, Centene, Wolfforth, TX; Cheryl Fisher, Centene, Houston, TX; Nathan Hoover, Superior Health Plan, Lubbock, TX