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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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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)
Brief | February 2015
Strategies for Hiring and Training Care Managers in Integrated Programs Serving Medicare-Medicaid Beneficiaries
This brief shares strategies for hiring and training care managers for health plans with integrated care programs serving Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries. (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Other Resource | January 2015
Strategies for Training Care Coordinators/Care Managers in Integrated Health Plans
This webinar for California's Medi-Cal health plans highlights strategies for hiring and training care managers in integrated care programs. (Center for Health Care Strategies)
January 2015
Health Plan Approaches to Locating New Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees and Building Trusting Relationships
This webinar shares health plan strategies for contacting hard-to-locate Medicare-Medicaid enrollees, building relationships, and creating person-centered care plans that incorporate social service and housing needs. (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Brief | November 2014
Risk Stratification to Inform Care Management for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees: State Strategies
This brief describes how three states - California, Ohio, and Virginia - are requiring Medicare-Medicaid Plans to stratify Medicare-Medicaid enrollees by their level of need within capitated financial alignment demonstrations. (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Brief | August 2014
Key Attributes of High-Performing Integrated Health Plans for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees
This brief introduces a framework outlining the key attributes of high-performing health plans that are necessary to support integrated care for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees. (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Study Hall Call | December 2013
Hospital to Community Transitions for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees
This presentation describes the approach of health plans in Arizona and Minnesota to managing care transitions by Medicare-Medicaid enrollees and other beneficiaries with complex conditions. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Technical Assistance Tool | July 2013
Selected Provisions from Integrated Care RFPs and Contracts: Care Coordination
This technical assistance tool covers key issues in RFPs and contracts related to care coordination including the structure of the care team, development of care plans, caseload requirements, and use of a centralized enrollee record. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | June 2012
Low-Cost, Low-Administrative Burden Ways to Better Integrate Care for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees
This brief discusses concrete, actionable steps that states can take to move toward more integrated care for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees. (Integrated Care Resource Center)