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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 | March 2023
Key 2023 Medicare Advantage Dates
This calendar of key Medicare Advantage (MA) dates was developed to assist states and health plans in the implementation of integrated care programs for people dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. For a complete list of MA and Part D… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Webinars and Trainings, Working with Medicare | March 2021
Medicare 201: Actions States Can Take to Improve Quality and Coordination of Care for Dually Eligible Individuals
This is part two a two-part Integrated Care Resource Center (ICRC) Working with Medicare webinar on Medicare 201 held on March 25, 2021. This webinar provides an overview of integrated care pathways, how states can work with D-SNPs to… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Webinars and Trainings, Working with Medicare | March 2021
Medicare 101: An Introduction to Medicare Benefits and the Roles of Medicare and Medicaid in Serving Dually Eligible Individuals
This is part one of a two-part Integrated Care Resource Center (ICRC) Working with Medicare webinar on Medicare 101, held on March 22, 2021. This webinar provides an overview of Medicare benefits, how Medicare and Medicaid… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Tip Sheet | June 2019
Tips to Improve Medicare-Medicaid Integration Using D-SNPs: Integrating Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports into D-SNP Models of Care
Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) must develop a model of care (MOC) that describes their enrollees’ characteristics and health and service needs as well as the plan’s care coordination and health risk assessment processes. Despite the… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Tip Sheet | May 2019
Alignment of Medicare Savings Program Eligibility with the Medicare Part D Low Income Subsidy Program
The Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs) are Medicaid programs (or categories of Medicaid eligibility) that provide payment for Medicare premiums and/or cost sharing for low-income individuals. This tip sheet details one way a state can improve the… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Other Resource | March 2019
Care Coordination in Integrated Care Programs Serving Dually Eligible Beneficiaries – Health Plan Standards, Challenges and Evolving Approaches
This MACPAC report reviews and analyzes care coordination requirements in the managed care organization contracts of nine states participating in demonstrations under the Financial Alignment Initiative, 10 states that contract with Fully Integrated… (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission)
Other Resource | September 2017
Key Medicare Advantage Dates and Action Items for States Contracting with Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans
This calendar of key Medicare Advantage dates describes program milestones by month and explains what activities state Medicaid agencies may want to undertake to prepare for or respond to a particular Medicare Advantage event. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | June 2017
Medicare Basics: An Overview for States Seeking to Integrate Care for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees
This brief - updated from the 2013 version - is designed to help states better structure and coordinate the Medicaid benefits they offer to Medicare-Medicaid enrollees by providing them with basic information on the Medicare program, the services it… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | January 2017
Providing Value-Added Services for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees: Considerations for Integrated Health Plans
This brief explores how health plans are: (1) addressing dually eligible members’ service needs that are beyond the scope of traditionally covered Medicare or Medicaid services; (2) assessing the value of offering these services; and (3)… (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Brief | January 2016
Interdisciplinary Care Teams for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees: Considerations for States
This brief describes key considerations for developing interdisciplinary care teams and explores how eight states addressed issues such as engaging providers and measurement approaches. (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Brief | November 2015
Medicare Chronic Care Management Services Payment: Implications for States Serving Dually Eligible Individuals
This brief identifies opportunities for states and their contracting plans that serve Medicare-Medicaid enrollees to better align Medicare and Medicaid coverage of care management using Medicare's new chronic care management payment. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
July 2015
How Managed Long-Term Services and Supports is Providing Care Coordination
This report summarizes care coordination models and care coordinator responsibilities in Medicaid managed long-term services and supports programs in 18 states. (AARP Public Policy Institute)
Study Hall Call | June 2015
Reducing Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Nursing Facility Residents: Three Perspectives
The webinar features perspectives and lessons learned from two Fully Integrated Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (FIDE SNPs) - HealthPartners in Minnesota and Bridgeway Health Solutions in Arizona - and from The Curators of the University of… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | June 2015
Effective Transitions between Care Settings
Concerns about care transitions between acute and long-term services and supports (LTSS) settings have been raised since at least the 1990s. More recently, studies have emphasized the growing need to address care transitions from nursing homes to… (AARP Public Policy Institute)
June 2015
Community-Based Care Transition Program
The Community-Based Care Transitions Program (CCTP) supported by the CMS Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation tests models for improving care transitions from the hospital to other settings and reducing readmissions for high-risk Medicare… (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)