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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.

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Brief | September 2018
Serving Adults with Serious Mental Illness in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly: Promising Practices
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organizations now serve a greater number of older adults with serious mental illness (SMI) than ever before, and increasingly include behavioral health providers in their care teams to meet the… (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Brief | August 2017
Integrating Behavioral and Physical Health for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees: Lessons for States Working With Managed Care Delivery Systems
This brief explores the experience of six states that have achieved varying levels of behavioral health and physical health integration or collaboration for dually eligible beneficiaries within a managed care environment. It describes: (1)… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | June 2017
Moving Toward Value-Based Payment for Medicaid Behavioral Health Services
This brief describes how innovative states and Medicaid managed care organizations are building on models developed for physical health services and incorporating value-based purchasing arrangements into behavioral health programs. (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Brief | May 2016
Alternatives to Inpatient Psychiatric Services for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees: A Case Study of Commonwealth Care Alliance
This brief describes Commonwealth Care Alliance's development of enhanced residential crisis stabilization units that fill a gap in the behavioral health continuum of care available to enrollees in Massachusetts' Medicare-Medicaid… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | November 2014
Key Themes in Capitated Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Waivers
This issue brief examines key themes in 19 capitated Medicaid MLTSS waivers approved to date by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), including section 1115 (a) demonstrations in 12 states and 1915 (b)/(c) waivers in six states. (Kaiser Family Foundation)
Brief | July 2014
Considerations for Integrating Behavioral Health Services within Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations
This brief outlines considerations to guide state Medicaid agencies in successfully integrating behavioral health services within accountable care organizations, including decisions around financial strategies, data sharing, and quality measurement. (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Brief | February 2014
State Approaches to Integrating Physical and Behavioral Health Services for Medicare-Medicaid Beneficiaries: Early Insights
This brief describes early efforts in four states to improve integration of behavioral health services for Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries. (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Brief | July 2013
Transitioning Beneficiaries with Complex Care Needs to Medicaid Managed Care: Insights from California
This brief examines how providers, health plans, and community-based organizations in three counties experienced California’s transition of approximately 240,000 seniors and people with disabilities to Medicaid managed care. (Kaiser Family Foundation)
Brief | July 2013
Three State Paths to Improve Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care: Florida, New Jersey, and Virginia
This brief looks at the paths pursued by Florida, New Jersey, and Virginia in implementing MLTSS approaches focused on helping individuals to live in their communities rather than nursing facilities. (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Brief | April 2013
Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports: Key Considerations for Successful Transitions from Fee-For-Service to Capitated Managed Care Programs
This brief examines key policy and operational considerations related to the transition from fee-for-service to risk-based capitated managed care for LTSS. (Kaiser Family Foundation)
Brief | February 2012
People with Disabilities and Medicaid Managed Care: Key Issues to Consider
This brief examines issues in the development and implementation of managed care programs for Medicaid beneficiaries with disabilities, particularly policy considerations related to setting rates, developing provider networks and delivery systems,… (Kaiser Family Foundation)
Brief | October 2011
State Options for Integrating Physical and Behavioral Health Care
This brief explores state options for integrating physical and behavioral health services within managed delivery systems, including examples of current state programs and critical considerations for implementation. (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)