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 report spotlights the approaches used by five states - Arizona, Minnesota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin - to ensure managed care organizations are ready to provide care coordination services to consumers and adequate access to needed long-… (AARP Public Policy Institute)
This technical assistance tool covers key issues in RFPs and contracts related to consumer protection including marketing, member materials and education, continuity of care, and grievance and appeals processes.
(Integrated Care Resource Center)
This technical assistance tool covers key issues in RFPs and contracts related to care coordination including the structure of the care team, development of care plans, caseload requirements, and use of a centralized enrollee record.
(Integrated Care Resource Center)
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)
This brief presents considerations for provider network development, reviews recent guidance, and offers examples of state practices for establishing MLTSS network adequacy standards.
(Center for Health Care Strategies)
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)
This reports outlines a strategy or "roadmap" for evaluating the quality and person-centeredness of integrated care.
(National Committee for Quality Assurance)
Chapter 5 of this report to Congress examines rate setting in capitated integrated care programs including PACE.
(Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission)
This presentation describes the readiness review process that Tennessee used with health plans participating in its Medicaid MLTSS program.
(Integrated Care Resource Center)
This study examines how eight state Medicaid agencies, experienced in overseeing these programs, monitor the performance of plan contractors to ensure they provide optimal care to enrollees.
(AARP Public Policy Institute)
This report provides an overview of the LTQA Quality Measurement Workgroup's approach to identifying and disseminating quality measures for long-term services and supports that promote effective care transitions, improve health and quality of… (Long-Term Quality Alliance)
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For technical assistance on cost sharing protections language, please contact ICRC at ICRC@mathematica-mpr.com
(Integrated Care Resource Center)
This webpage provides a general overview of PACE and links to more information for individuals, states, and PACE programs.
(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
This webpage provides information for state Medicaid agencies and state administering agencies about operating PACE programs.
(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)