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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 | February 2024
Integrating Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan Materials to Promote Enrollee Understanding of and Access to Benefits
Integrating Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan Materials to Promote Enrollee Understanding of and Access to Benefits Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) that operate with exclusively aligned enrollment and cover Medicaid benefits through the D-… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Other Resource | May 2020
Contract Year 2021 Models for Applicable Integrated Plans: 'Letter about Your Right to Make a Fast Complaint' and 'Appeal Decision Letter'
This CMS memorandum describes the final Contract Year 2021 model notices for Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans that are applicable integrated plans, "Letter about Your Right to Make a Fast Complaint" and "Appeal Decision Letter", which are both… (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
February 2019
CY 2019 MN MSHO Summary of Benefits (SB) model document
(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services/Minnesota Department of Human Services)
Brief | September 2018
Serving Adults with Serious Mental Illness in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly: Promising Practices
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organizations now serve a greater number of older adults with serious mental illness (SMI) than ever before, and increasingly include behavioral health providers in their care teams to meet the… (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Study Hall Call | July 2018
Aligning Coverage for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries Using Default and Passive Enrollment
This webinar provides a history of seamless conversion and describes the new process for default enrollment that will start in 2019. This webinar also explains states’ roles in this process, including the need to identify beneficiaries newly… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Tip Sheet | June 2018
Tips to Improve Medicare-Medicaid Integration Using D-SNPs: Designing an Integrated Summary of Benefits Document
This tip sheet describes how states can start to improve member materials by using contractual requirements to ensure that Medicare and Medicaid benefit information for aligned plans is incorporated into a single, streamlined Summary of… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Tip Sheet | April 2018
Tips to Improve Medicare-Medicaid Integration Using D-SNPs: Promoting Aligned Enrollment
This tip sheet outlines tips for promoting aligned enrollment in states looking to integrate care for dually eligible beneficiaries using contracting strategies that maximize the opportunity for Medicare Advantage Dual Eligible Special Needs… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Study Hall Call | March 2018
Partnering with SHIPs to Improve Care
This webinar provides an overview of partnerships between Medicaid agencies and SHIPs in both PA and SC. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | August 2017
Integrating Behavioral and Physical Health for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees: Lessons for States Working With Managed Care Delivery Systems
This brief explores the experience of six states that have achieved varying levels of behavioral health and physical health integration or collaboration for dually eligible beneficiaries within a managed care environment. It describes: (1)… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | June 2017
State and Health Plan Strategies to Grow Enrollment in Integrated Managed Care Plans for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries
This brief outlines a variety of actions that states and health plans can take to support enrollment growth in integrated care programs. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | June 2017
Moving Toward Value-Based Payment for Medicaid Behavioral Health Services
This brief describes how innovative states and Medicaid managed care organizations are building on models developed for physical health services and incorporating value-based purchasing arrangements into behavioral health programs. (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Brief | May 2016
Alternatives to Inpatient Psychiatric Services for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees: A Case Study of Commonwealth Care Alliance
This brief describes Commonwealth Care Alliance's development of enhanced residential crisis stabilization units that fill a gap in the behavioral health continuum of care available to enrollees in Massachusetts' Medicare-Medicaid… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Other Resource | March 2016
Report to Congress on Medicaid and CHIP - Chapter 4: Integration of Behavioral and Physical Health Services in Medicaid
This chapter discusses the approaches used by the Financial Alignment Initiative demonstrations, Medicare Advantage Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans, and the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly to integrate behavioral health and physical… (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission)
Other Resource | January 2015
Enrollment and Retention Flexibilities to Better Serve Medicare-Eligible Medicaid Enrollees
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)
Brief | December 2014
Contacting Hard-to-Locate Medicare and Medicaid Members: Tips for Health Plans
This brief provides tips on finding hard-to-locate members from seven health plans participating in a national initiative focused on advancing health plan strategies to provide high-quality, cost-effective care for high-need populations eligible for… (Center for Health Care Strategies)