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Division
of Health Care Services is born
The Division of Health Care Services is born...
...as the Division of Medical Assistance
is disbanded.
As of July 1, 2003, as a result of the reorganization of the Department
of Health and Social Services (DHSS), the Division of Medical Assistance
(DMA) was disbanded. Many of its functions will be carried out by
the new Division of Health Care Services (DHCS).
Commissioner Joel Gilbertson made statements in a March 4th press
release regarding the department's reorganization. “We are integrating
the health and social services provided to Alaskans, and combining
programs in ways that make sense to the people DHSS serves,”
he said. “Alaskans will get better customer service, and DHSS
will be in a stronger position to deliver quality services in very
tough financial times for the State.
“We
are reorganizing in part to restructure the way we use Medicaid
funding for our programs, to maximize federal funding for our services,”
he said. “Alaskans also want to be sure that any use of public
funds results in the best health and social services. Part of our
restructuring includes a program review function to ensure program
integrity and maximization of any General Fund investment.”
Below you'll find a list of function moves affecting DMA and its
replacement, DHCS. You'll find functions in Bold
on the Health Care Services web site:
If
you have any questions or concerns regarding the DHSS reorganization
or the new DHCS, feel free to contact
us.
For more information please see the
Commissioner's most recent Press
Release
regarding the reorganization.
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