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.
In 2017, there were 12 million individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. This fact sheet provides information on their reasons for Medicare eligibility, costs of care, and enrollment in managed care as well as the… (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
This webinar provides an overview of the Administration for Community Living's initiative to improve the business acumen of community-based organizations (CBOs) and features perspectives from a CBO and a health plan on building contractual… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
This brief explains Medicaid's role in providing supplemental coverage to Medicare beneficiaries. It also provides data on Medicaid spending for Medicare beneficiaries.
(Kaiser Family Foundation)
This chapter of MedPAC's June 2016 report reviews the progress of the financial alignment demonstrations and analyzes options for Medicare Savings Programs.
(Medicare Payment Advisory Commission)
This report analyzes the key components that affect integration of medical care and long-term supports and services for Medicaid and Medicare-Medicaid enrollees in managed care plans.
(Long-Term Quality Alliance)
This presentation examines strategies for states establishing Medicaid MLTSS or integrated care programs to ensure that health plans develop LTSS provider networks to address beneficiaries' diverse needs.
(Integrated Care Resource Center)
This issue brief details four considerations that community-based organizations (CBOs) need to address when assessing the feasibility of participating in a managed long-term services and supports program: (1) relevant skill set and experience; (2)… (National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities)
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 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 brief presents considerations for provider network development, reviews recent guidance, and offers examples of state practices for establishing MLTSS network adequacy standards.
(Center for Health Care Strategies)
This report details development of quality indicators for individuals receiving home- and community-based services.
(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
This brief discusses strategies for structuring rates for managed long-term services and supports programs to encourage the use of home- and community-based services and details states experiences in setting rates for these programs.
(Center for Health Care Strategies)