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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 | January 2025
Medicare-Medicaid Plan (MMP) Technical Guide to Eligibility and Enrollment Transaction Processing
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)
Other Resource | June 2024
Lessons Learned from Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans Enrollee Advisory Committee Strategic Conversation
Webinars and Trainings | August 2023
State Strategies for Encouraging Enrollment in Integrated Care Programs
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)
Other Resource | March 2023
Key 2023 Medicare Advantage Dates
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)
Other Resource | August 2022
Guidance for States Seeking to Leverage New Opportunities for Integrated Care Programs
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)
Webinars and Trainings, Working with Medicare | March 2021
Medicare 201: Actions States Can Take to Improve Quality and Coordination of Care for Dually Eligible Individuals
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
Medicare 101: An Introduction to Medicare Benefits and the Roles of Medicare and Medicaid in Serving Dually Eligible Individuals
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)
Brief | March 2021
State Approaches to Developing and Operating Ombudsman Programs for Demonstrations under the Financial Alignment Initiative
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)
Study Hall Call | August 2020
Medicare-Medicaid Plan (MMP) Enrollment Processing Updates Resulting from the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA)
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)
Technical Assistance Tool | August 2020
Scripts for Medicare-Medicaid Plan (MMP) Enrollment Brokers Assisting Individuals with CARA Lock-In Indicators
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)
Technical Assistance Tool | August 2020
Medicare-Medicaid Plan (MMP) Enrollment Restrictions Resulting from the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA)
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)
Other Resource | August 2020
Medicare Enrollment Periods and Special Election Periods for Dually Eligible Individuals: Reference Tables
This technical assistance tool provides tables describing both general and special election periods relevant to the enrollment of dually eligible indiviuals in drug management programs into Medicare Advantage plans, including Medicare--Medicaid… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Other Resource | May 2020
Updated Guidance for Medicare Advantage Organizations
This memo provides answers to questions related to two CMS memos released on April 21 and April 23 for Medicare Advantage and Part D plans (including D-SNPs and Medicare-Medicaid Plans (MMPs)) describing guidance for plans related to the COVID-… (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
Other Resource | April 2020
Updated Guidance for Medicare Advantage Organizations
This memo provides updated information related to previously issued April 21, 2020 guidance, "Information Related to Cronavirus Disease 2019 - COVID-19." (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
Other Resource | April 2020
Announcement of Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and D Payment Policies
This memo describes the annual capitation rate for each Medicare Advantage payment area for CY 2021 and the risk and other factors to be used in adjusting these rates. (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)