Health Department Biweekly Reports Folder 0066, 2000-2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document A

Honorable Rudolph W. Giuliani -3 - September 18, 2000

CONTINUING ITEMS

Medicaid Managed Care Update August marked one full year of enrollments since implementation of the since August 9, mandatory Medicaid managed care program. New enrollments 1999 total 169,173. Care The State and City continue to prepare for a site visit from the Health determine whether the City is ready Financing Administration (HCFA). HCFA will care in Phase 2 to begin implementation of mandatory Medicaid managed neighborhoods (Northern Bronx and Northeast and Central Queens).

Health*STAT Activities there have DOH continues to advance in its Health*STAT efforts. To date, insurance- . DOH been 67 applications for enrollment into children's health School Back to supplied over 80 volunteers for the citywide Health'STAT school on September 7 and 8. Initiative for the opening days of elementary interested Volunteers were successful in handing out informational materials to parents. interactive web site The Department is in the final stages of developing an Health*Stat initiative. This application will allow that will support the City-Wide other criteria, enrollment counselors and the public to search by community and care providers including language spoken in doctor's offices, to identify primary expected that this participating in Child Health Plus and Medicaid programs. It is kiosks located throughout web application will also be made available through September the end of the City. Rollout of this new application is expected by 2000.

NOTEWORTHY ITEMS

Rodent Complaints number of rodent The Department has received a large increase in the complaints during the month of July. This is in part due to the 24-hour rodent received from complaint hotline and an increase in the number of complaints reduce the backlog of elected officials. To address these and simultaneously to focus on complaints, the Department is deploying several field inspectors inspections have been these specific complaints. As of August 25, 2000, 438 complaints and the completed. To better cope with the increased number of program, ten additional number of inspections received by the Pest Control Sanitarians will be hired.

Standing Water Complaints responded to 1,411 standing In the month of July, the Department has has larvicided a total of water complaints and performed 1,254 inspections. DOH throughout the City. 7,129,231 square feet and collected a total of 3,241 tires

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