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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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Brief | August 2019
Promoting Information Sharing by Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans to Improve Care Transitions: State Options and Considerations
This brief examines the approaches used by three states – Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee – to develop and implement information-sharing processes for their Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) that support care transitions. The brief… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Tip Sheet | June 2019
Tips to Improve Medicare-Medicaid Integration Using D-SNPs: Integrating Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports into D-SNP Models of Care
Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) must develop a model of care (MOC) that describes their enrollees’ characteristics and health and service needs as well as the plan’s care coordination and health risk assessment processes. Despite the… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Study Hall Call | April 2019
D-SNP Performance Monitoring and Oversight: State Experiences and CMS Resources
This webinar covers resources and strategies available to states to begin or improve their oversight of Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs). Presenters provide an overview of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS)… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
February 2019
CY 2019 MN MSHO Summary of Benefits (SB) model document
(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services/Minnesota Department of Human Services)
Case Study | February 2019
Using Health Homes to Integrate Care for Dually Eligible Individuals: Washington State’s Experiences
To provide more integrated, coordinated care for its residents who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, Washington State is operating a demonstration under the Financial Alignment Initiative offered by the Centers for Medicare &… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Study Hall Call | August 2018
Technical Operation Considerations for Implementing Enrollment Periods for States Participating in the Capitated Model Financial Alignment Initiative
This webinar provides background on the technical operations updates to Medicare enrollment transactions and processing for dually eligible beneficiaries related to the changes from the Medicare Part C/D final rule released on April 2, 2018. The… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Tip Sheet | June 2018
Tips to Improve Medicare-Medicaid Integration Using D-SNPs: Using Medicare Program Audit Reports to Improve Managed Care Organization Oversight
This tip sheet describes how states can use the results of Medicare program audits to identify performance issues impacting dually eligible beneficiaries’ receipt of care coordination, long-term services and supports, durable medical equipment,… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Tip Sheet | June 2018
Tips to Improve Medicare-Medicaid Integration Using D-SNPs: Designing an Integrated Summary of Benefits Document
This tip sheet describes how states can start to improve member materials by using contractual requirements to ensure that Medicare and Medicaid benefit information for aligned plans is incorporated into a single, streamlined Summary of… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Tip Sheet | April 2018
Tips to Improve Medicare-Medicaid Integration Using D-SNPs: Promoting Aligned Enrollment
This tip sheet outlines tips for promoting aligned enrollment in states looking to integrate care for dually eligible beneficiaries using contracting strategies that maximize the opportunity for Medicare Advantage Dual Eligible Special Needs… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Study Hall Call | March 2018
Partnering with SHIPs to Improve Care
This webinar provides an overview of partnerships between Medicaid agencies and SHIPs in both PA and SC. (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)
Study Hall Call | October 2017
Retroactive Enrollment Processing/eRPT for Capitated Model Financial Alignment Demonstrations
This webinar describes the retroactive submission process, including how to use CMS' Electronic Retroactive Processing Transmission (eRPT) application to transmit enrollment transactions to the Retroactive Processing Contractor. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | June 2017
State and Health Plan Strategies to Grow Enrollment in Integrated Managed Care Plans for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries
This brief outlines a variety of actions that states and health plans can take to support enrollment growth in integrated care programs. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Technical Assistance Tool | April 2017
Tips for States Using Enrollment Brokers in the Capitated Financial Alignment Demonstrations: Beneficiary FAQs and Suggested Responses
This technical assistance tool lists questions frequently asked by beneficiaries enrolling in capitated Financial Alignment Initiative demonstrations, and provides potential responses by enrollment brokers' customer service representatives… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Other Resource | April 2017
Identifying Newly Eligible Medicare-Medicaid Individuals for Enrollment in Capitated Financial Alignment Demonstrations: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
This document answers questions that states have asked about improving the processes they use to regularly identify prospective Medicare-Medicaid individuals for potential enrollment into their capitated financial alignment demonstrations. (Integrated Care Resource Center)