Common use of Monthly Calls Clause in Contracts

Monthly Calls. CMS shall schedule monthly conference calls with the state. The purpose of these calls is to discuss any significant actual or anticipated developments affecting the demonstration. Areas to be addressed include, but are not limited to, PCCM operations (such as contract amendments and rate certifications), health care delivery, HAN activities, enrollment, cost sharing, quality of care, access, benefits, audits, lawsuits, financial reporting and budget neutrality issues, health plan financial performance that is relevant to the demonstration, progress on evaluations, state legislative developments, and any demonstration amendments, concept papers, or state plan amendments the state is considering submitting. The state and CMS shall discuss quarterly expenditure reports submitted by the state for purposes of monitoring budget neutrality. CMS shall update the state on any amendments or concept papers under review, as well as Federal policies and issues that may affect any aspect of the demonstration. The state and CMS shall jointly develop the agenda for the calls.

Monthly Calls. CMS shall schedule monthly conference calls with the stateState. The purpose of these calls is to discuss any significant actual or anticipated developments affecting the demonstrationDemonstration. Areas to be addressed include, but are not limited to, PCCM operations (such as contract amendments and rate certifications), health care delivery, HAN activities, enrollment, cost sharing, quality of care, access, benefits, audits, lawsuits, financial reporting and budget neutrality issues, health plan financial performance that is relevant to the demonstrationDemonstration, progress on evaluations, state State legislative developments, and any demonstration Demonstration amendments, concept papers, or state State plan amendments the state State is considering submitting. The state State and CMS shall discuss quarterly expenditure reports submitted by the state State for purposes of monitoring budget neutrality. CMS shall update the state State on any amendments or concept papers under review, as well as Federal policies and issues that may affect any aspect of the demonstrationDemonstration. The state State and CMS shall jointly develop the agenda for the calls.