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County health unit to transition 157 Blue Cross case management clients to Lutheran Social Services; staff outline legislative changes to waiver payments
Summary
Health and Human Services staff told the county board that Blue Cross Blue Shield is transferring care‑coordination for about 157 Pine County residents to Lutheran Social Services starting Oct. 1, 2025, and summarized state legislative changes to MinChoices assessments and waiver payments that could change funding and workload.
County Health and Human Services staff briefed commissioners that Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) has scheduled a transition of care‑coordination services and that Lutheran Social Services will take over case management for people covered by BCBS starting Oct. 1, 2025. Officials said 157 Pine County residents currently receive care coordination under the BCBS contract and will be reassigned to Lutheran Social Services.
At the meeting a Health and Human Services staff member described staff cross‑training already underway to support a smooth handoff and reported that a July BCBS desk audit of 30 randomly selected cases found 100% compliance for the county’s contracted files. That audit and the county’s seven‑year compliance record were presented to…
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