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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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Other Resource | May 2017
Self-Direction of Home- and Community-Based Services: A Training Curriculum for Case Managers
The ability to direct and manage their own services and supports is important to many individuals who need the home- and community-based services (HCBS) provided through state Medicaid programs. These self-directed models may also be known as "… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
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)
August 2014
State Strategies for Integrating Physical and Behavioral Health Services in a Changing Medicaid Environment
This report examines strategies states are using to address or eliminate system-level barriers to integrated care for Medicaid beneficiaries with both physical and behavioral health care needs. (The Commonwealth Fund)
Study Hall Call | July 2014
Participant Direction in Integrated Care Programs
Examines participant direction and findings from a study of contract language by the National Resource Center for Participant-Directed Services; also describes how Massachusetts' Commonwealth Care Alliance supports members who wish to self-… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | July 2014
Considerations for Integrating Behavioral Health Services within Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations
This brief outlines considerations to guide state Medicaid agencies in successfully integrating behavioral health services within accountable care organizations, including decisions around financial strategies, data sharing, and quality measurement. (Center for Health Care Strategies)
June 2014
Self-Direction Program Options for Medicaid Payments in the Implementation of the Fair Labor Standards Act Regulation Changes
This informational bulletin summarizes guidance on implementing Section 2402 (a) of the Affordable Care Act, the provision that requires all states develop systems for delivering person-centered planning and self-direction of home and community-… (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
Technical Assistance Tool | April 2014
Selected Provisions from Integrated Care RFPs and Contracts: Participant Direction
This technical assistance tool covers key issues in the development of requests for proposal (RFPs) and contract provisions related to participant-direction options in Medicaid managed LTSS (MLTSS) or integrated Medicare and Medicaid programs. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | February 2014
State Approaches to Integrating Physical and Behavioral Health Services for Medicare-Medicaid Beneficiaries: Early Insights
This brief describes early efforts in four states to improve integration of behavioral health services for Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries. (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Technical Assistance Tool | July 2013
Selected Provisions from Integrated Care RFPs and Contracts: Behavioral Health
This technical assistance tool covers key issues in RFPs and contracts related to behavioral health including coordination of behavioral health services, network availability of behavioral health services, and inclusion of behavioral health… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Study Hall Call | March 2013
Consumer Direction in Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Programs
This webinar explains participant direction and how it can be included in contract language; also describes how Arizona implemented consumer direction in its long-term care system. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
March 2013
Consumer Direction in Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Programs
The National Resource Center for Participant-Directed Services explains participant direction and how it can be included in contract language, and staff from the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System give an example of how Arizona implemented… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Other Resource | February 2013
Meeting the Needs of Severely Mentally Ill Medicare Beneficiaries: Strategies for Coordinating Care
This presentation highlights new data, promising care delivery models, and policies intended to support integrated medical care, behavioral health care, and long-term services and supports for Medicare beneficiaries with serious mental illness. (The SCAN Foundation)
Case Study | February 2013
Extending Lessons from a Medicaid Pilot to Improve Care for Medicare and Dual Eligible Beneficiaries
This case study highlights a chronic conditions special needs plan (C-SNP) for Medicare and dual eligible beneficiaries with serious mental illness that integrates physical and behavioral health services for enrollees. (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Other Resource | November 2011
Integrating Physical and Behavioral Health -- An Exploration of State Options
This presentation explores options for integrating physical and behavioral health services within coordinated delivery systems and how three states - Arizona, Tennessee, and Vermont - are approaching integration from different vantage points. (Center for Health Care Strategies)