The training will prepare select health plans and providers participating in MDHHS’s new substance abuse Recovery Incentives pilot program:
https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside-mdhhs/newsroom/2023/08/18/recovery-incentive
MDHHS seeks bids for pilot to provide incentives to Medicaid enrollees who meet substance use disorder recovery goals
By Bob Wheaton - August 18, 2023
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is moving forward with plans to offer an additional evidence-based treatment for Medicaid and Healthy Michigan Plan enrollees who are recovering from substance use disorders.
MDHHS is seeking bids through Aug. 25 from vendors that can offer training and technical assistance to Medicaid prepaid inpatient health plans and providers of substance use disorder treatment. The training will prepare the health plans and other providers to participate in MDHHS’s Recovery Incentives Pilot.
The Recovery Incentives Pilot will use a type of cognitive behavioral therapy known as contingency management that provides motivational incentives to people living with a substance use disorder who achieve their treatment goals. Incentives will be in the form of low-denomination retail gift cards. The amount of the incentive earned increases each week that the participant abstains from a narrow set of specified substances, as evidenced by negative drug tests.
The department plans to launch the Recovery Incentives Pilot in October 2024. The pilot is one of several projects to expand access to substance use disorder treatment through the Michigan Opioid Healing and Recovery Fund.
In addition to providing training, the selected contractor will develop a training curriculum and support providers as they offer services, including developing ongoing support tools and documentation.
“Following trends across the country, the opioid epidemic in Michigan has expanded and now includes the use of stimulants and other mixed substances,” said Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, MDHHS chief medical executive. “We must continue to equip providers and beneficiaries with the latest evidence-based tools in prevention, treatment and recovery strategies to combat a persistent and evolving crisis. Providing these types of incentives has proven to be one of the most effective treatments for substance use disorder.”
Proposals must be submitted electronically through SIGMA Vendor Self Service by Aug. 25. After vendors log in, they can search for RFP # 230000002778 or search for “Recovery Incentives Training and Technical Assistance.”
The contract period is expected to be from Jan. 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2026.
MDHHS reserves the right to change contractor requirements, dates or any other information deemed necessary.
For questions regarding the pilot, contact MDHHS-RecoveryIncentives@michigan.gov.
And the winner is:
https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside-mdhhs/newsroom/2024/01/30/recovery-incentives
MDHHS awards contract for training and technical assistance to support Recovery Incentives Pilot
January 30, 2024
LANSING – As part of its efforts to offer additional evidence-based treatment to Medicaid and Healthy Michigan Plan enrollees who are recovering from substance use disorder (SUD), the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is contracting with Altarum to provide training and technical assistance to SUD providers.Altarum, which was awarded the contract through a competitive bid process, will help prepare prepaid inpatient health plans (PIHP) and providers of substance use disorder treatment to participate in the MDHHS Recovery Incentives Pilot. The pilot is one of several projects to expand access to substance use disorder treatment through Michigan’s opioid settlement funding.
“Following trends across the country, the substance use epidemic in Michigan has expanded and does not only include opioids, but stimulants and mixed substances as well,” said Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, chief medical executive. “Through the Recovery Incentives Pilot, providers will have access to the necessary trainings and tools to best serve patients living with substance use disorders.”
The Recovery Incentives Pilot will use contingency management, an evidence-based treatment that provides motivational incentives to people living with a substance use disorder as a way to help them achieve their treatment goals. Contingency management improves outcomes by supporting individuals in meeting treatment goals and making the behavior changes that drive recovery.
The department plans to operate the Recovery Incentives Pilot for two years, with an anticipated launch date of Oct. 1, 2024. Altarum will develop a training curriculum and support providers as they offer services starting in spring 2024. Altarum has two decades of experience operating training and technical assistance programs for substance use programs, including current partnerships with SAMHSA.
“Altarum is honored to begin this crucial work for Michigan,” said Jessica McDuff, Altarum behavioral health program director. “Altarum’s innovative training and technical assistance will support MDHHS’s vision to increase access to evidence-based services for individuals living with a substance use disorder.”
Providers interested in participating in the Recovery Incentives Pilot should contact their PIHP.
For questions regarding the pilot, contact MDHHS-RecoveryIncentives@michigan.gov.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Awards Altarum with Training and Technical Assistance Contract for Recovery Incentives Pilot
January 30, 2024Today the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced that Altarum has been awarded a contract to provided training and technical assistance for their Recovery Incentive Pilot. The pilot is part of the state’s efforts to offer an additional evidence-based treatment for Medicaid and Healthy Michigan Plan enrollees who are recovering from substance use disorders.
The Recovery Incentives Pilot will use contingency management, an evidence-based treatment that provides motivational incentives to people living with a substance use disorder who are able to achieve their treatment goals. By establishing contingency management as a covered benefit on a pilot basis for Medicaid and Healthy Michigan Plan enrollees, the state believes it can improve outcomes by supporting individuals in meeting treatment goals and making the behavior changes that drive recovery.
Altarum will develop a training curriculum and support providers as they offer services, including developing ongoing support tools and documentation, as well as providing technical assistance.
“Following trends across the country, the opioid epidemic in Michigan has expanded and now includes the use of stimulants and other mixed substances,” said Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, MDHHS chief medical executive. “Through this contract with Altarum, providers will have access to the necessary trainings and tools to best serve beneficiaries living with substance use disorders.”
“Altarum is honored to begin this crucial work for Michigan,” said Jessica McDuff, Program Director, Behavioral Health, Altarum. “Altarum’s innovative training and technical assistance will support MDHHS’s vision to increase access to evidence-based services for individuals living with a substance use disorder.”
Altarum has two decades of experience in behavioral health and with operating training and technical assistance programs for substance use programs, including current partnerships with SAMHSA.
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Jessica McDuff
Program Director, Behavioral Health
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