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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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January 2017
Medicaid Section 1115 Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Waivers: A Survey of Enrollment, Spending, and Program Policies
This report presents findings from a 2015 survey about § 1115 MLTSS waiver enrollment, spending, and program policies. (Kaiser Family Foundation)
Other Resource | March 2016
Minnesota Managed Care Longitudinal Data Analysis
This report compares utilization of community-based services by dually eligible beneficiaries enrolled in a fully integrated managed care program to those of beneficiaries receiving Medicare and Medicaid services from separate delivery systems.… (Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE])
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)
June 2014
Raising Expectations, 2014: A State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports for Older Adults, People with Physical Disabilities, and Family Caregivers
This second edition of the scorecard measures state-level performance on five dimensions: (1) affordability and access; (2) choice; (3) quality; (4) support for family caregivers; and (5) effective transitions. (AARP Public Policy Institute)
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)
Technical Assistance Tool | October 2013
Application of Existing External Quality Review Protocols to Managed Long Term Services and Supports
This tool is a road map for states to use in interpreting and applying existing External Quality Review protocols when assessing Medicaid MLTSS program compliance. (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
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)
January 2013
Identifying and Selecting Long-Term Services and Supports Outcome Measures
This paper provides resources to help state advocates identify measures that can help determine if the identified needs and goals of people with disabilities and seniors are being met. (Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund)
Webinars and Trainings | August 2012
Training Strategies and Lessons Learned
Other Resource | December 2011
Measurement Opportunities & Gaps: Transitional Care Processes and Outcomes Among Adult Recipients of Long-Term Services and Supports
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)