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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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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)
August 2016
Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Rate Setting Resource Center
This resource center gives states tools for developing or refining rate-setting methods for Medicaid managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS) or Medicare-Medicaid integrated care programs. (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Study Hall Call | March 2016
Overview of State Considerations for Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Rate Setting
This webinar features an overview of MLTSS rate setting basics, shares initial findings from a project on Medicaid MLTSS rate setting, and also includes a facilitated discussion with an expert actuary and state representatives from Tennessee and… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Other Resource | January 2016
Measurement, Monitoring, and Evaluation of the Financial Alignment Initiative for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees Preliminary Findings from the Washington MFFS Demonstration
This report provides preliminary data for the first 18 months of Washington's managed fee-for-service demonstration. It includes a description of the demonstration model, preliminary findings on eligibility and enrollment in the demonstration,… (RTI International)
Brief | January 2016
Developing Capitation Rates for Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Programs: State Considerations
This brief examines considerations for rate setting in Medicaid managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS) programs and spotlights the experiences of eight statesin establishing MLTSS payment rates. (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Other Resource | October 2015
Report on Early Implementation of Demonstrations under the Financial Alignment Initiative
This report describes early implementation activities occurring in the first six months of the seven financial alignment demonstrations launched as of May 1, 2014. (RTI International)
Study Hall Call | January 2013
Rate Setting for Capitated Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports
This presentation describes the objectives of the rate setting process, basic approach, rate structure, and risk mitigation strategies and provides state examples. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | May 2012
Medicaid Rate-Setting Strategies to Promote Home- and Community-Based Services
This brief discusses strategies for structuring rates for managed long-term services and supports programs to encourage the use of home- and community-based services and details states experiences in setting rates for these programs. (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Brief | February 2012
Integrating Care for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees Using a Managed Fee-for-Service Model
This brief reviews primary care case management and related models to gather insights into key program design elements in managed fee-for-service models. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Colorado State Website
This web page provides information on the Accountable Care Collaborative Medicare-Medicaid Program -- the managed fee-for-service model Financial Alignment Initiative in Colorado. (Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing)