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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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Tip Sheet, Other Resource | April 2022
Dually Eligible Individuals: The Basics
ICRC has developed a basic fact sheet on individuals who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Other Resource | March 2019
People Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid
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)
Case Study | February 2019
Using Health Homes to Integrate Care for Dually Eligible Individuals: Washington State’s Experiences
To provide more integrated, coordinated care for its residents who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, Washington State is operating a demonstration under the Financial Alignment Initiative offered by the Centers for Medicare &… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | February 2017
Medicaid's Role for Medicare Beneficiaries
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)
June 2016
Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System -- Chapter 9: Issues Affecting Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries: CMS's Financial Alignment Demonstration and the Medicare Savings Program
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)
April 2016
Key Components for Successful LTSS Integration: Lessons from Five Exemplar Plans. Working Paper 1: Project to Develop the Business Case for LTSS Integration
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)
Other Resource | January 2016
Measurement, Monitoring, and Evaluation of the Financial Alignment Initiative for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees Preliminary Findings from the Washington MFFS Demonstration
This report provides preliminary data for the first 18 months of Washington's managed fee-for-service demonstration. It includes a description of the demonstration model, preliminary findings on eligibility and enrollment in the demonstration,… (RTI International)
Other Resource | October 2015
Report on Early Implementation of Demonstrations under the Financial Alignment Initiative
This report describes early implementation activities occurring in the first six months of the seven financial alignment demonstrations launched as of May 1, 2014. (RTI International)
Brief | February 2012
Integrating Care for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees Using a Managed Fee-for-Service Model
This brief reviews primary care case management and related models to gather insights into key program design elements in managed fee-for-service models. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | August 2010
Cost Drivers for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations from Nursing Facility, Skilled Nursing Facility, and Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Programs
This brief focuses on hospitalizations of Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries who receive long-term care services in nursing facilities, participate in Medicaid home and community-based services waiver programs for the aged or disabled, or receive post-… (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
Colorado State Website
This web page provides information on the Accountable Care Collaborative Medicare-Medicaid Program -- the managed fee-for-service model Financial Alignment Initiative in Colorado. (Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing)