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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)
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)
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)
August 2016
Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Rate Setting Resource Center
This resource center gives states tools for developing or refining rate-setting methods for Medicaid managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS) or Medicare-Medicaid integrated care programs. (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Study Hall Call | March 2016
Overview of State Considerations for Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Rate Setting
This webinar features an overview of MLTSS rate setting basics, shares initial findings from a project on Medicaid MLTSS rate setting, and also includes a facilitated discussion with an expert actuary and state representatives from Tennessee and… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | January 2016
Developing Capitation Rates for Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Programs: State Considerations
This brief examines considerations for rate setting in Medicaid managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS) programs and spotlights the experiences of eight statesin establishing MLTSS payment rates. (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Study Hall Call | October 2014
Integrated Marketing Rules and Practices for Medicare and Medicaid Managed Care
This presentation provides an overview of the major differences between Medicare and Medicaid marketing requirements and opportunities for better alignment, and it also offers lessons from MassHealth's roll out of Massachusetts' integrated… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | July 2014
Moving Toward Integrated Marketing Rules and Practices for Medicare and Medicaid Managed Care Plans
This brief provides an overview of managed care marketing requirements in both Medicare and Medicaid, highlights the different sets of rules, and outlines steps taken to better align them. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Study Hall Call | January 2013
Rate Setting for Capitated Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports
This presentation describes the objectives of the rate setting process, basic approach, rate structure, and risk mitigation strategies and provides state examples. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | May 2012
Medicaid Rate-Setting Strategies to Promote Home- and Community-Based Services
This brief discusses strategies for structuring rates for managed long-term services and supports programs to encourage the use of home- and community-based services and details states experiences in setting rates for these programs. (Center for Health Care Strategies)