The content is from a Medicaid conference by the Medicaid Innovation Collaborative. The speaker, Vinu Aulick, is the Executive Director of the Collaborative, and she acknowledges the importance of Medicaid and the solutions the program can bring to underserved communities. The conference is aimed at aligning Medicaid departments with managed care plans and bringing innovative solutions to various states. Aulick also offers advice to entrepreneurs on how to penetrate the Medicaid market, and she further acknowledges partners supporting the initiative. She briefly outlines the day's agenda before delving into an overview of Medicaid and strategies to engage with it for innovation. Various topics, including patient eligibility, administrative duties, contract negotiating with Medicaid plans, and the regulatory requirements for a Telehealth provider are discussed. Finally, they also present some key considerations while entering the Medicaid space like financing, quality measures, network adequacy, and improving member experience.
