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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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February 2023
Data Book: Beneficiaries Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid
This report provides data on the characteristics of dually eligible individuals and information on their use of services and costs of care. (Medicare Payment Advisory Commission)
Technical Assistance Tool | July 2020
Using Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) Files to Identify Dually Eligible Individuals
States need to be able to identify individuals who are (or will become) dually eligible for several reasons. Since 2005, states have exchanged files -- known as the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) files -- with the Centers for Medicare… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Technical Assistance Tool | July 2020
State Guide to Identifying Aligned Enrollees: How to Find Medicare Plan Enrollment for Dually Eligible Individuals in Medicaid Managed Care Plans
States can advance integrated care for dually eligible individuals by promoting aligned enrollment in Medicare Advantage Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) and Medicaid managed care plans owned by the same parent company (“affiliated”… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Other Resource | May 2020
Data Analysis Brief: Managed Care Enrollment Trends among Dually Eligible and Medicare-only Beneficiaries, 2006 through 2018
This analysis examines trends in enrollment and eligibility for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees. (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
Study Hall Call | May 2019
Using Medicare Data to Support Integrated Care for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries
This webinar describes what Medicare and Medicaid data are publicly available and some simple tools that states can use to begin to explore these data. For states that are ready to undertake more in-depth analyses of Medicare data, the… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Technical Assistance Tool | November 2018
How States Can Better Understand their Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: A Guide to Using CMS Data Resources
This technical assistance tool shows states how to use data on Medicare-Medicaid dually eligible beneficiary demographics, service utilization, spending, and other characteristics to create tables, graphs, and figures and interpret their meaning for… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Other Resource | August 2018
Benefits of Daily versus Monthly Buy-in Data Exchanges for Medicaid Agencies
This document describes the benefits of daily data exchanges with CMS. It also provides technical FAQs on buy-in data exchanges. (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
Technical Assistance Tool | January 2018
How States Can Monitor Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan Performance: A Guide to Using CMS Data Resources
This resource shows how states can use data from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid to create tables, graphs, and figures and interpret their meaning in order to assess D-SNP performance. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Other Resource | November 2017
Data Analysis Brief: Medicare-Medicaid Dual Enrollment from 2006 through 2016
This analysis examines trends in enrollment and eligibility for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees. (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
September 2017
State and National Profiles of Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees
These profiles provide demographic, enrollment, and expenditure data for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees. See the data reports for additional details: National Summary 2012 | National Data File 2012 | State and County Data File 2012 | National and… (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
Other Resource | July 2017
State and County Data File, 2012
The most recent demographic, enrollment, and expenditure data for dually eligible beneficiaries is in the zip file "State and County Data File 2012" found on the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office website. Additional data and statistical… (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
June 2017
A Questionnaire to Assess Individuals' Ability to Self-Direct Services
This questionnaire helps case managers to assess the ability of an individual to self-direct services, and if the individual requires assistance from a representative. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Technical Assistance Tool | June 2017
Roles and Responsibilities in a Self-Direction Program
This tool gives examples of the roles and responsibilities of the individual, representative, case manager, information and assistance function, the financial management services function, and the direct care worker. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
June 2017
Representatives' Responsibilities in a Self-Direction Program
This document describes the purpose and qualifications of representatives. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
June 2017
Policies and Procedures Manual Topics for a Self-Direction Program
This resource suggests topics to be covered in a policies and procedures manual for the day-to-day management of the self-direction program. Programs should add topics as needed to ensure efficient and consistent program operations. (Integrated Care Resource Center)