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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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Webinars and Trainings | May 2013
The Three Way Contract
May 2013
Timeline for Developing a Managed Long Term Services and Supports Program
This document sets out a timeline for optimal planning and implementation of MLTSS programs. (Truven Health Analytics)
May 2013
Transitioning Long Term Services and Supports Providers Into Managed Care Programs
This paper identifies concerns and considerations in incorporating traditional LTSS providers into a managed care program. (Truven Health Analytics)
Brief | April 2013
Options for Attracting and Retaining Enrollment in Financial Alignment Initiatives for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees
This brief provides suggestions for designing and implementing integrated care initiatives that are of high quality, offer attractive benefits and services, and provide easy-to-understand education, outreach, and marketing information. It also… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
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)
Technical Assistance Tool | March 2013
Past Performance and RFP/RFR Language Options
This technical assistance tool provides states with options to evaluate health plans' past performance as they consider those plans for participation in their integrated Medicare-Medicaid programs. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | March 2013
Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees in the Capitated Financial Alignment Demonstration
This brief provides basic information on Medicare Part D, including how beneficiaries are enrolled in Part D, how Part D drugs are paid for, what drugs are and are not covered in Part D, how drug utilization is managed in Part D, and how the Part D… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Other Resource | February 2013
Toward a More Perfect Union: Creating Synergy Between the Money Follows the Person and Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Programs
This report examines how five states have structured the interface between MFP demonstration grants and Managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS) programs to promote transitions from institutional care to home- and community-based settings. (Mathematica)
November 2012
Putting Consumers First: Promising Practices for Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports
This report provides an overview of LTSS, the risks and benefits of Medicaid MLTSS, policy recommendations and promising practices from states that have implemented these programs. (Community Catalyst)
October 2012
State Demonstrations to Integrate Care and Align Financing for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries: A Review of the 26 Proposals Submitted to CMS
This background paper examines the contents of states' proposals in the areas of target population, implementation date, enrollment, financing, benefits, beneficiary protections, stakeholder engagement, and demonstration evaluation. (Kaiser Family Foundation)
October 2012
Explaining the State Integrated Care and Financial Alignment Demonstrations for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries
This paper gives an overview of the proposals submitted by states to test two models to align Medicare and Medicaid benefits and financing for dually eligible beneficiaries with the goal of delivering better coordinated care and reducing costs. (Kaiser Family Foundation)
July 2012
Population Groups Enrolled in Managed Long Term Services and Supports
This chart lists the population groups that are enrolled in current MLTSS programs, as well as those projected to be enrolled in future MLTSS programs. (Truven Health Analytics)
Brief | April 2012
An Update on CMS's Capitated Financial Alignment Demonstration Model for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees
This policy brief describes the capitated financial alignment demonstration model, including information on financing, enrollment, provider network adequacy, medical necessity determinations, appeals, and quality and oversight. (Kaiser Family Foundation)
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 | 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)