Overview of Colorado's Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS)

Explore the background, structure, achievements, and opportunities of Colorado's PARIS system, aimed at ensuring efficient public assistance delivery. Learn about the system's objectives, participation history, agency setup, county involvement, outreach efforts, and recent accomplishments in identifying erroneous payments and clarifying Medicaid rules. Discover ways stakeholders are working to enhance PARIS through legislative initiatives and resource allocation.

• Colorado PARIS system
• Public assistance
• Reporting
• Health care financing
• Medicaid

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1. Public Assistance Reporting Information System PARIS Staci Morley-Young Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing

2. Objectives Describe Colorado s background and structure Identify the opportunities Colorado has encountered List Colorado s accomplishments Identify helpful information for PARIS PARIS

3. Background Participation began in 2006 Participate in all quarters; all three matches PARIS

4. Structure Two agencies for public assistance State supervised, county administered PARIS

5. 64 Counties PARIS

6. The Numbers 78% of all Interstate Matches are for the 10 biggest counties 57% of all Interstate Matches are for the Denver metro area and Colorado Springs PARIS

7. Opportunities State supervised, county administered Voluntary for counties No additional funding/resources to work PARIS matches Counties determine investigation action PARIS

8. Outreach Understand procedures for working Matches Determine which matches are being worked Feedback on how to improve process PARIS

9. An Opportunity To Make a Change EBT to require the ten biggest counties to work PARIS Interstate Match Senate Bill to provide some funding to the counties for PARIS PARIS

10. Accomplishments Project to identify possible erroneous payments based on PARIS Interstate Match and medical claims data PARIS

11. Accomplishments Clarified Medicaid rules for VA Pension and Aid & Attendance Clarified who was paying for prescription drugs for Veterans living in State Veterans Homes PARIS

12. Accomplishments Project to close CHP+ cases identified on the PARIS Interstate Match PARIS

13. Helpful Information PARIS Web site Annual Training Conference Presentations Best Practices Reports Other states PARIS