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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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February 2023
Data Book: Beneficiaries Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid
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)
Webinars and Trainings, Working with Medicare | July 2021
Medicare and Medicaid Nursing Facility Benefits: The Basics and Options for Improved Coordination and Quality
Technical Assistance Tool | July 2020
Using Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) Files to Identify Dually Eligible Individuals
States need to be able to identify individuals who are (or will become) dually eligible for several reasons. Since 2005, states have exchanged files -- known as the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) files -- with the Centers for Medicare… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Technical Assistance Tool | July 2020
State Guide to Identifying Aligned Enrollees: How to Find Medicare Plan Enrollment for Dually Eligible Individuals in Medicaid Managed Care Plans
States can advance integrated care for dually eligible individuals by promoting aligned enrollment in Medicare Advantage Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) and Medicaid managed care plans owned by the same parent company (“affiliated”… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Other Resource | May 2020
Data Analysis Brief: Managed Care Enrollment Trends among Dually Eligible and Medicare-only Beneficiaries, 2006 through 2018
This analysis examines trends in enrollment and eligibility for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees. (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
Study Hall Call | May 2019
Using Medicare Data to Support Integrated Care for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries
This webinar describes what Medicare and Medicaid data are publicly available and some simple tools that states can use to begin to explore these data. For states that are ready to undertake more in-depth analyses of Medicare data, the… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Other Resource | December 2018
Nursing Facility Case-Mix Payment Changes Informational Bulletin
This informational bulletin informs states of two changes that may impact states’ payments for Medicaid beneficiaries in the nursing home setting. (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
Technical Assistance Tool | November 2018
How States Can Better Understand their Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: A Guide to Using CMS Data Resources
This technical assistance tool shows states how to use data on Medicare-Medicaid dually eligible beneficiary demographics, service utilization, spending, and other characteristics to create tables, graphs, and figures and interpret their meaning for… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Other Resource | August 2018
Benefits of Daily versus Monthly Buy-in Data Exchanges for Medicaid Agencies
This document describes the benefits of daily data exchanges with CMS. It also provides technical FAQs on buy-in data exchanges. (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
Study Hall Call | July 2018
Using Value Based Purchasing (VBP) Arrangements to Improve Coordination and Quality of Medicare and Medicaid Nursing Facility Benefits
This webinar provides an overview of two health plans' approaches to Medicare-Medicaid value based purchasing (VBP) with nursing facilities. The presentation also features a panel discussion on Medicare-Medicaid nursing facility VBP with discussants… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Technical Assistance Tool | January 2018
How States Can Monitor Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan Performance: A Guide to Using CMS Data Resources
This resource shows how states can use data from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid to create tables, graphs, and figures and interpret their meaning in order to assess D-SNP performance. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
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)
Brief | September 2017
Value-Based Payment in Nursing Facilities: Options and Lessons for States and Managed Care Plans
This brief describes value-based payment approaches currently used in select states and managed care plans, including the quality and performance measures they use, benchmarks or targets for those measures, and incentives that reward facilities. It… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
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)
Other Resource | July 2017
State and County Data File, 2012
The most recent demographic, enrollment, and expenditure data for dually eligible beneficiaries is in the zip file "State and County Data File 2012" found on the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office website. Additional data and statistical… (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)