Inland Northwest in Charge (INIC) -- Policy Strategy Summary
	Legislature	Healthcare Authority	DSHS/MAA	OIC	Governor's Office	WSHIP
Triaging Access	Authorize locality to participate in activities that ensure seamless enrollment in state programs	Authorize locality to participate in activities that ensure seamless enrollment in state and other healthcare programs (such as determination of eligibility, processing applications and enrollments, access to eligibility systems, etc.)
Coverage for the Employed Uninsured	Mandate pilot blending Basic Health, Medicaid and Expanded Choice	Flexibility with Basic Health dollars, benefits and enrollment processes for individuals whose employer participates in Exp. Choice; Technical assistance and advice to planners; Participate in shared tracking of health outcomes and cost savings	Flexibility with Medicaid dollars, benefits and enrollment processes for individuals whose employer participates in Exp. Choice; Technical assistance and advice to planners; Participate in shared tracking of health outcomes and cost savings	Waivers to carriers participating in Expanded Choice (e.g., adjust mandated benefits);  Provide technical assistance and advice to planners	Provide technical assistance and advice to planners	Create incentives for Exp. Choice participants to engage in disease management programs
New Services for Chronically Ill		Restructure reimbursement to cover strategies that emphasize education and prevention and reduce need for/costs of acute services;  Provide use of information system to track clients with chronic conditions	Restructure reimbursement to cover strategies that emphasize education and prevention and reduce need for/costs of acute services;  Support locality in expanded No Wrong Door efforts;  Provide use of information system to track clients with chronic conditions
Local Subsidies	Allow plans and providers to collaborate among themselves and with each other;  Allow entities to donate savings to INIC (based on revenues generated as a result of INIC)	Facilitate tracking of individuals enrolled via Health for All	Facilitate tracking of individuals enrolled via Health for All	Allow plans and providers to collaborate among themselves and with each other
Cooperative Purchasing	Authorize state agencies to participate in a regional purchasing collaborative or to delegate purchasing decisions to local health planning authority for Eastern Washington	Participate in Eastern Washington purchasing collaborative	Participate in Eastern Washington purchasing collaborative	Allow carriers to work collaboratively in benefit package distillation process	Partner in strategies for start up foundation funding	Participate in Eastern Washington purchasing collaborative
Information Technologies		Participate in tracking INIC enrollee activity (utilization and costs); Allow access to Basic Health eligibility system	Participate in tracking INIC enrollee activity (utilization and costs); Allow access to MAA/DSHS eligibility system		Provide technical assistance/advice on patient privacy regulations to facilitate implementation of tech. strategies
Regional Planning Capacity	Authorize "Fast Track" for regional planning entities that meet readiness criteria	Creative planning and implementation of pilots with "Fast Track" communities	Creative planning and implementation of pilots with "Fast Track" communities	Creative planning and implementation of pilots with "Fast Track" communities	Creative planning and implementation of pilots with "Fast Track" communities	Creative planning and implementation of pilots with "Fast Track" communities