ATTN: ALL INTELLICHOICE EMPLOYEES

RE: NC MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT/RATE CUTS

As some of you may know, the State of North Carolina has mandated an across the board reduction to all NC Medicaid rates effective October 1, 2011. The amount of this rate cut is 2.67% across the board.  All information regarding NC Medicaid rate reductions can be found at  the North Carolina Division of Medical Assistance website – http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dma/provider/budgetinitiatives.htm

Every time there is a rate reduction for NC Medicaid, questions are asked about whether employee pay rates will be reduced as well. Here is IntelliChoice’s answer:

AT THIS TIME, INTELLICHOICE HOME CARE WILL NOT REDUCE ANY EMPLOYEE’S PAY RATE IN CONJUCTION WITH THIS RATE REDUCTION. WE WERE PREPARED FOR THIS AND HAVE TAKEN SEVERAL MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO REDUCE EMPLOYEE PAY RATES.  TO ENSURE THAT THIS CONTINUES TO BE THE CASE, ALL INCREASES IN WAGES (RAISES, ETC) ARE FROZEN AT THIS TIME UNTIL THE FULL RAMIFICATIONS OF THE RATE REDUCTION ARE KNOWN.

As we have already seen, several of you that work part time with other organizations as well as IntelliChoice, have contacted us about coming on full time due to our commitment not to reduce pay rates at this time. This has quickly created a large amount of employees available versus shift that IntelliChoice’s has available.  In response to that:

WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN CLEINT REFERRALS AND INQUIRIES ABOUT SWITCHING TO INTELLICHOICE BECAUSE OF THIS SITUATION, AND WE WILL BE GIVING OPENING SHIFTS OUT ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MORE HOURS, CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY TO HAVE YOUR SPOT ON THE “FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE LIST” RESERVED. Call us at 252-215-5656.

As always, we thank you for all hard work and wonderful things you do for our clients.  We recognize that we have the best employees in the industry and feel very fortunate that you give us your trust as an employee. Thank you again and we are always here to help you in anyway we can.

The IntelliChoice Home Care Team