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.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
This brief describes early efforts in four states to improve integration of behavioral health services for Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries.
(Center for Health Care Strategies)
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)