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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 | 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)
Brief | February 2017
Medicaid's Role for Medicare Beneficiaries
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)
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 | December 2016
State Insights on Refining Integrated Care for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries
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)
Brief | December 2016
Snapshot of Integrated Care Models to Serve Dually Eligible Beneficiaries
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)
June 2016
Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System -- Chapter 9: Issues Affecting Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries: CMS's Financial Alignment Demonstration and the Medicare Savings Program
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)
April 2016
Key Components for Successful LTSS Integration: Lessons from Five Exemplar Plans. Working Paper 1: Project to Develop the Business Case for LTSS Integration
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)
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)
Brief | April 2015
Reducing Avoidable Hospitalizations for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees in Nursing Facilities: Issues and Options for States
This brief outlines the options available to states in both capitated and fee-for-service arrangements to reduce avoidable hospitalizations from nursing facilities. (Integrated Care Resource Center)