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Background: A
team of key government executives and legislative leaders was
selected to form what is now known as the Governor's Implementation
Group. This team attended the 2007 State Coverage Institute,
an initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, in September
2007.
The goal of
the State Coverage Initiative is to provide support to states
seriously undertaking health care reform initiatives. Through
the Institute, state officials were able to gain a deeper
understanding of the implications of different programmatic
decisions and how those may impact the existing system. Teams
from participating states were brought together to work with one
another around development and design of reform concepts.
This
represents a continuation of efforts to create and implement a
long-term strategic health care plan for Arkansas.
Mission:
Improve Arkansan's health and productivity through optimal
program development, community support, and empowerment of
individuals.
Goal: Identify,
develop, and implement achievable strategies to improve health,
deliver needed health care, and enhance both worker productivity
and the business climate to advance the state.
Strategy:
Two groups have been established and will work glove-in-hand to evaluate new strategies and
achieve political consensus to support future authorization and/or
funding. These groups are the Governor's Implementation Group
(described above) and the
Governor's Roundtable on Health Care,
consisting
of non-governmental community decision-makers representing health,
health care, business and consumers.
The
Governor's Implementation Group will meet periodically and will
conduct activities to include:
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Identifying
and undertaking
opportunities to implement improvements that do not require
legislative or other action, including those that require cross
agency collaboration or coordination.
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Performing
strategic review of reports and recommendations made by the
Governor's Roundtable on Health Care.
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Preparing and
delivering periodic progress reports to the Governor.
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