refugee health an overview of health initiatives by the office of refugee resettlement
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Refugee Health
An Overview of Health Initiatives by the Office of Refugee
Resettlement
Presentation Overview• Re-organization• Affordable Care Act• Domestic Medical Screening Guidelines• CDC Medical Officer• Suicide Prevention and Awareness • Refugee Health Together Newsletter• Data Collection
Re-organization
First-Ever Division of Refugee Health
Guiding Principles
Mission
Appropriate
Placement & Services
Client-Centered
Case Manageme
nt
Newly Arriving
RefugeesHealth & Mental Health
Services
Outreach
Data-Informed Decision Making
Re-organization
Director
Budget Deputy Director
Refugee Services
Refugee Assistance
Refugee Health
Associate Deputy Director
Children’s Services
Anti-Trafficking
Division of Refugee Health
• One Umbrella
• Outreach & New Initiatives
• Navigating Systems
• Communication with Stakeholders
• Program Guidance
Affordable Care Act
Refugees are included to the same extent as U.S. citizens
Take health care into your own hands
Overview
•Quality, affordable health care options
•Essential Health Benefits
•Children covered under parent’s health plan until 26 years old.
•Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan
Healthcare.gov
The Health Care Law & You
Timeline: What's Changing & When
Implementation Resources
Benefits of Affordable Care Act
• Refugees covered to the same extent as U.S. citizens
• Health coverage beyond eight months
• One streamlined application
Preparing for 2014
• Training:– Expanded Medicaid & State Exchange
Marketplaces– Under-enrollment in Medicaid
• Outreach:– Consumer Assistance Programs – Navigator Grants
Implementing Regulations
• Medicaid Program; Eligibility ChangesUnder the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (March 23)
• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Exchange Standards for Employers (March 27)
Domestic Medical Screening Guidelines
And Corresponding Reimbursement Rates
Process
• Trigger
• Policy Review
• Collaboration
• Solicitation for Comments
• Final Guidance
Guidelines
• History & Physical Exam
• Laboratory Evaluation
• Preventive Health & Other Services
Guidelines: History
• Review of overseas medical recordsPre-departure Medical Screening formSignificant Medical Conditions formMedical Assessment formImmunization RecordsOther
Guidelines: Physical Exam
• Review of All SystemsNutritionReproductive HealthMental HealthDentalHearingVision
Guidelines: Preventive Health & Other
• Presumptive Treatment for Schistosomiasis & Strongyloidiasis
• Tuberculosis Screening
• Immunizations
Reimbursement Rates
• Medicare Reimbursement Rate Plan(s)
• Current Procedural Terminology Codes
• Administrative Calculation: Unit Cost
• Comparative Tool
CDC Medical Officer
Onsite Technical Assistance to ORR
Dr. Curi Kim, MPH, MD
• Board Certified: Family Medicine & Preventive Medicine
• Commission with Public Health Service
• CDC: Five Years
Duties
• Develop Surveillance Plans
• Identify Trends in Refugee Health
• Prepare for Public Health Emergencies
• Develop Patient Education Materials
• Train Staff
Suicide Prevention & Awareness
Suicide Among Refugees
• Frequency
• Profile
• Reporting Mechanism
Collaborative Response
• Community-Based Organizations
• Federal Partners
• RHTAC’s Suicide Prevention Tool Kit
Scientific Study
• EpiAid Investigation
• EpiAid Findings
• Recommendations
Refugee Health Together
A New ORR Newsletter
Refugee Health Together
• First Newsletter Dedicated to Refugee Health
• Quarterly Publication
• First Issue: June 2012
Volume 1, Issue 1
• Minority Health Month• Affordable Care Act• Professional Recertification• CDC Medical Officer• Domestic Medical Screening• Overseas Perspective: Kenya• 65th World Health Assembly
Data Collection
Painting by Numbers
Looking Forward… Better Data
• Trends in Serious Medical Conditions
• State’s Organizational Structure
• Refugee Medical Assistance & Medical Screening
• State Systems on Refugee Health Data
Questions & Discussion
Contact Information
Essey WorkieRefugee Health Team Lead
Office of Refugee [email protected]
202-401-5364 http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/ http://transition.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr