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.
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 webinar for California's Medi-Cal health plans highlights strategies for hiring and training care managers in integrated care programs.
(Center for Health Care Strategies)
This CMS Informational Bulletin describes existing flexibilities that can: (1) assist states in meeting their obligations to screen Medicaid enrollees for Medicare Savings Programs and other categories of Medicaid when the enrollees become Medicare-… (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
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 resource provides updated enrollment information, describes the state's response to administrative issues it has encountered, lists outreach efforts, budget issues, and other news.
(The SCAN Foundation)
This fact sheet for health plans lists community-based resources and how they may help to address the needs of Medicare-Medicaid enrollees.
(Resources for Integrated Care)
This report documents the results of interviews with dually eligible individuals in California about how maintaining continuity of care may influence the success of the state's Cal MediConnect financial alignment demonstration program.
(UCLA Center for Health Policy Research)
This presentation provides information about the Medicaid HCBS Final Rule along with tools and resources for state advocates to assist with implementation.
(National Council on Aging)
This document summarizes a telephone discussion among states, CMS, the National Association of Medicaid Directors, and ICRC about Medicare Advantage Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP) contract oversight and quality monitoring procedures.
(Integrated Care Resource Center)
This document summarizes a telephone discussion among states, CMS, the National Association of Medicaid Directors, and ICRC regarding Medicare Advantage network adequacy requirements and their application to D-SNPs.
(Integrated Care Resource Center)
This report spotlights the approaches used by five states - Arizona, Minnesota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin - to ensure managed care organizations are ready to provide care coordination services to consumers and adequate access to needed long-… (AARP Public Policy Institute)
This reports outlines a strategy or "roadmap" for evaluating the quality and person-centeredness of integrated care.
(National Committee for Quality Assurance)