States seeking to integrate Medicare and Medicaid services for dually eligible beneficiaries need to consider a variety of issues in program design and implementation such as incorporating behavioral health and long-term services and supports, consumers and providers engagement, and linking Medicare and Medicaid data. Use the filter below to view resources related to these and other topics.
Dually eligible beneficiaries began enrolling in integrated Medicare-Medicaid plans (MMPs) under the Financial Alignment Initiative (FAI) in calendar year 2013. Under the FAI, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and 10… (Mathematica)
This blog describes pilot projects recently launched by six Cal MediConnect plans in Los Angeles and Orange County that will test interventions to reduce avoidable hospitalizations and other adverse events for nursing facility residents.
(California Department of Health Care Services)
During site visits to five states (Arizona, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Wisconsin), researchers identified major themes related to the rapid growth of Medicaid managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS) programs and the diversity of ways… (Mathematica)
This video for potential Cal MediConnect enrollees shows what the passive enrollment letters and envelopes look like, guides beneficiaries through their enrollment options, explains integrated care, benefit of care coordinators care teams, and the… (California Department of Health Care Services)
This brief assesses Washington State's oversight of Medicaid managed care plan performance under the state's 1915 (b) waiver by quantifying monitoring practices and comparing them to benchmarks inside and outside of Washington State.
(Mathematica)
This webpage describes an initiative to redesign California's Medi-Cal stakeholder engagement process, including an online survey of stakeholders.
(California Department of Health Care Services)
This toolkit provides a practical guide to collecting, validating, and reporting Medicaid managed care encounter data and is designed as a guide for state Medicaid staff responsible for managing the daily operations involved in encounter data, as… (Mathematica)
This report examines how five states have structured the interface between MFP demonstration grants and Managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS) programs to promote transitions from institutional care to home- and community-based settings.
(Mathematica)
This presentation describes California's current stakeholder engagement process, plans for on-going advisory groups, and ways to solicit on-going feedback.
(California Department of Health Care Services)
The CalDuals website provides information on Cal MediConnect -- the capitated model Financial Alignment Initiative in California.
(California Department of Health Care Services)