Frequently Asked Questions on QIVAPP
The Department of Health (DOH) posted 10 pages of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) in response to the Wed., April 15, Quality Incentive Vital Access Provide Pool (QIVAPP) webinar. There are several themes throughout the 63 FAQs including:
- Documentation: Providers submitting all requested documentation, but didn't receive QIVAPP monies, recourse with documentation, qualified with one plan, but not another with the same information provided, recourse options, submitting requirements by the Fri., May 1 deadline.
- Comprehensive Health Benefit Coverage: How much of the workforce needs to be enrolled in the health benefit, requirements of the coverage, opting out of coverage, cannot force someone to join a health plan, so why should the provider be penalized?
- Calculation of Payments: DOH spreadsheets made public.
- Reconciliation of Payments: Validating the monies were passed through to the providers, attestations and reconciliation of the $70 million.
- Reconciliation of Hours: Acceptable variance, actual hours through February 2015 and estimated hours in March 2015, signing attestation forms and live-in hours.
Overall, throughout the 10 page FAQs, the most reoccuring theme was the importance of communictation between the plans and providers.
Contact: Cheryl Udell, cudell@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8871