AWS Public Sector Blog
Author: Nick Aretakis
Nick is a Medicaid transformation leader for the Health and Human Services team at Amazon Web Services (AWS). He enables Medicaid agencies to improve the Medicaid experience through delivery of transformative technology. Prior to AWS, Nick authored and led delivery-focused federal policies and national oversight as a deputy director at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Division of State Systems. At CMS, Nick spearheaded rescue efforts between states and healthcare.gov, allowing 4.3 million people to gain access to care, and transformed the federal oversight process for Medicaid systems into an outcomes-based delivery-focused policy.
Four ways Amazon Quick Suite can help State Medicaid Agency APD authors
What if state Medicaid agencies could streamline their federal funding requests and avoid costly delays that put critical IT modernization projects at risk? An Advance Planning Document (APD) is the formal mechanism through which states request federal funding from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to support Medicaid technology projects. These complex documents […]
The AWS approach to accelerating innovation and procurement with state agencies
Despite a common misconception about government, state agencies regularly innovate on behalf of their constituents. In this post, Amazon Web Services (AWS) experts share examples of innovation from New Mexico and North Carolina. We also provide tips for accelerating procurement and maintaining visibility over rapidly implemented workloads.
4 ways AWS can help with Medicaid unwinding
Beginning on April 1, 2023, state Medicaid agencies (SMA) will have one year to “unwind” temporary COVID-era changes and return to pre-pandemic ways of working. A major part of that will be re-verifying that all 91 million members still qualify to receive Medicaid benefits. For nearly a year, AWS has supported SMAs with in-house Medicaid expertise to identify unwinding issues and develop solutions to address them. The top four concerns that SMAs have shared are in approaching outreach and engagement, staffing shortages, returned mail, and reporting capabilities. Learn how AWS can help states across the country overcome these challenges across different scenarios.