INTERIM ACCESS ASSURANCE FUND FORMS AVAILABLE

Good morning,

The final solicitation and forms for the Interim Access Assurance Fund (IAAF) have been posted on the Department website, along archived webinars for the program for both safety net and large, public hospitals and guidelines for healthcare organizations to qualify for IAAF monies:
http://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/redesign/iaaf/
 
The completed application form and budget spreadsheet should be submitted electronically to iaaf@health.state.ny.us  no later than May 30^th by 3pm.
If you have any questions please send them to the same email address:  iaaf@health.state.ny.us  

We encourage our member hospitals to take a close look at the documents to see if they qualify for the program, and to contact us via e-mail, at jbartimo@wnyha.com or efarrell@wnyha.com; or by phone, at 716-695-0843, with any questions or concerns.

As a reminder, the Interim Access Assurance Fund (IAAF), part of the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP), is a grant program authorized under the recently approved $8 billion Medicaid 1115 waiver. Its purpose is to assist safety net hospitals in severe financial distress and major public hospital systems to sustain key health care services as they participate with other providers to develop proposals for systems of integrated services delivery to be funded and implemented under the DSRIP.

The temporary funding available through the IAAF will enable recipient hospitals to work toward sustainable operations and, to maintain critical services to their community as they work with other partner providers to develop integrated Performing Provider Systems (PPS) eligible for DSRIP funding.

There is a total of up to $500 million available for IAAF payments. The projected funding is split into two pools: $250 million for safety net hospitals and $250 million for large public hospitals.

John

John Bartimole, President
WNY Healthcare Association