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.
The Medicare and Medicaid Technical Guide is a reference document used by Financial Alignment Initiative demonstration states and their partner Medicare Advantage plans and enrollment brokers to use as a guide to process their enrollment and related… (Infocrossing)
This memorandum outlines lessons learned from a series of strategic conversations the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services held with Medicare Advantage organizations in December 2023 and January 2024 regarding calendar year 2023… (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
This webinar discusses strategies states can use to encourage enrollment in integrated care programs, including communicating the value of integrated care to dually eligible individuals through direct outreach and education, partnering with SHIPs… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
This tip sheet summarizes key considerations for states trying to decide which pathway to use to advance Medicare-Medicaid integration, and which Medicaid managed care authority(ies) might best support that pathway. Although the tip sheet presents… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
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)
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)
This memorandum provides states with guidance on the process for working with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNP)-only contracts and develop integrated materials.
The Contract… (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
States may execute a Medicare Part A buy-in agreement with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to facilitate access to Medicare Part A and dual eligible status under the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) eligibility group. This… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
States may execute a Medicare Part A buy-in agreement with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to facilitate access to Medicare Part A and dual eligible status under the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) eligibility group. This… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Webinars and Trainings, Working with Medicare | March 2021
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
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)
Ombudsman programs can offer beneficiary protections as part of Medicaid managed care programs. These programs are particularly important for beneficiaries with complex physical and behavioral health conditions, including many dually eligible… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
On August 26, 2020 from 1:00-2:30 pm ET the Integrated Care Resource Center (ICRC) hosted a Study Hall Call on Medicare-Medicaid Plan (MMP) Enrollment Processing Updates Resulting from the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA) included provisions that give Medicare Prescription Drug Plans and Medicare Advantage plans (including Medicare-Medicaid Plans (MMPs)) tools to address opioid overutilization. To implement… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
This technical assistance tool describes the regulation that allows Medicare plans that provide prescription drug coverage (including MMPs) to use drug management programs to limit access to certain controlled substances determined to be “… (Integrated Care Resource Center)