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.
In 2017, there were 12 million individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. This fact sheet provides information on their reasons for Medicare eligibility, costs of care, and enrollment in managed care as well as the… (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
This document provides answers to states' frequently asked questions about Medicare Part A Buy-in. It describes the advantages to states of having a Buy-in agreement and how these agreements can help to promote access to integrated care for dually… (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
This State Medicaid Director Letter highlights ten opportunities for states to better serve individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. These opportunities, which do not require demonstration authority or Medicare waivers, fall into… (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
This brief describes several administrative changes that state Medicaid programs can make to: (1) support integration efforts; (2) improve beneficiaries’ experience of care; (3) decrease beneficiary out-of-pocket costs; and (4) reduce provider… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
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)
This brief explains Medicaid's role in providing supplemental coverage to Medicare beneficiaries. It also provides data on Medicaid spending for Medicare beneficiaries.
(Kaiser Family Foundation)
This brief highlights insights from states that are fine-tuning their integrated care programsandcan help other states design their own integrated care programs to meet beneficiaryneeds.
(Center for Health Care Strategies)
This brief provides an overview of four integration models: (1) Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan-based; (2) Financial Alignment Initiative-based; (3) the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly; and (4) accountable care organizations and… (Center for Health Care Strategies)
This report, mandated by the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 ("IMPACT Act"), details research conducted on the relationships between social rick factors and performance in Medicare's value-based… (Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE])
This chapter of MedPAC's June 2016 report reviews the progress of the financial alignment demonstrations and analyzes options for Medicare Savings Programs.
(Medicare Payment Advisory Commission)
This report presents a conceptual social risk factor framework, and details the results of a literature review linking social risk factors to health care outcomes important to Medicare payment and quality programs.
(National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine)
This report analyzes the key components that affect integration of medical care and long-term supports and services for Medicaid and Medicare-Medicaid enrollees in managed care plans.
(Long-Term Quality Alliance)
This brief describes approaches that states have used to communicate early integrated care program results. Strategies discussed include developing program indicator dashboards, disseminating beneficiary experience data, and sharing success stories.
(Center for Health Care Strategies)
This brief examines the potential of current and planned measures to accurately assess the performance of integrated care programs for dually eligible individuals.
(Center for Health Care Strategies)