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 technical assistance tool is the last in a series of four tools that provide sample State Medicaid Agency Contract (SMAC) language that states can use in contracts with D-SNPs to meet federal requirements and advance state goals regarding care… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
This technical assistance tool is the first in a series of four tools that provide sample State Medicaid Agency Contract (SMAC) language that states can use in contracts with D-SNPs to meet federal requirementsand advance state goals regarding care… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
This technical assistance tool is the second in a series of four tools that provide sample State Medicaid AgencyContract (SMAC) language that states can use in contracts with D-SNPs to meet federal requirements and advance state goals regarding care… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
This technical assistance tool is the third in a series of four tools that provide sample State Medicaid Agency Contract (SMAC) language that states can use in contracts with D-SNPs to meet federal requirements and advance state goals regarding care… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
To operate in a state, a Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan(D-SNP) must hold a contract with the state Medicaid agency. Those state Medicaid agency contracts (SMACs) must all have at least certain minimum elements, and states can also add additional… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
This webinar explains the potential benefits for states of selectively contracting with D-SNPs, key building blocks for selective contracting, considerations for states when deciding to selectively contract with D-SNPs, and steps that states can… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
This is part one of a two part series that provides an overview of state strategies for contracting with D-SNPs to improve care coordination and Medicare-Medicaid alignment for dually eligible enrollees. The webinars are especially helpful to… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
This is part two of a two part series that provides an overview of state strategies for contracting with D-SNPs to improve care coordination and Medicare-Medicaid alignment for dually eligible enrollees. The webinars are especially helpful… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
This memorandum provides states with guidance on the process for working with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNP)-only contracts and develop integrated materials.
The Contract… (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
This HPMS memo provides additional guidance and clarification on four topics related to new integration standards for Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans: (1) distinctions between fully integrated D-SNPs (FIDE SNPs) and highly integrated (… (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
This webinar provides an update on new information-sharing requirements for Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) for 2021 and a review of key questions and considerations for states in working with D-SNPs to modify state contracts and… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
New federal rules released in April 2019 require that Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) must, at a minimum, coordinate the delivery of Medicare and Medicaid benefits. The final rule includes new regulatory language effective January 1, 2020… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
This memo to all Medicare Advantage Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) summarizes the new calendar year (CY) 2021 requirements for Medicare-Medicaid integration. These requirements were detailed in an April 2019 CMS final rule and… (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
This brief examines the approaches used by three states – Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee – to develop and implement information-sharing processes for their Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) that support care transitions. The brief… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
This blog post looks at Idaho's Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP)-based program’s structure and highlights early successes and lessons for other states. Idaho’s approach may be interesting to states that want to integrate care, but do… (Center for Health Care Strategies)