Minnesota Disability Health Options

3 boxes linked one to another.

First Box: Medicaid and Medicare
Primary Functions: Purchasing, standards, oversight, consumer protection

Second Box: UCare Minnesota
(receives Medicaid and/or Medicare risk-adjusted Capitation)
Primary Functions: Claims processing, reinsurance, quality assurance, provider contracting

Third Box: AXIS Healthcare
(receives Health Coordination fee; shares financial risk)
(Medical Direction through Partnering Primary Care Clinics)
Primary Functions: Specialized health coordination across the entire continuum of services; ensures consumer/support person direction in all health care decisions, coordinates involved providers for services continuity, quality assurance and cost containment.
Continuum of Services (hospital and specialty physicians/therapists; home and community-based services/supports) coordination with social services (non-medical dollars).

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