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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 | April 2019
Selected Characteristics of 10 States With the Greatest Change in Long-Term Services and Supports System Balancing, 2012–2016
This report provides a national overview of long-term services and supports (LTSS) rebalancing and highlights 10 states – Missouri, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Colorado, South Carolina, Illinois, Nevada, and Arkansas… (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
Study Hall Call | March 2019
New MLTSS Assessment and Care Planning Quality Measures: Implementation Issues for States and Integrated Care Plans
This webinar describes four new quality measures specifically designed for use by Medicaid managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS) plans, which address comprehensive assessments, comprehensive care plans, shared care plans with primary… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
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)
January 2017
Medicaid Section 1115 Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Waivers: A Survey of Enrollment, Spending, and Program Policies
This report presents findings from a 2015 survey about § 1115 MLTSS waiver enrollment, spending, and program policies. (Kaiser Family Foundation)
Other Resource | March 2016
Minnesota Managed Care Longitudinal Data Analysis
This report compares utilization of community-based services by dually eligible beneficiaries enrolled in a fully integrated managed care program to those of beneficiaries receiving Medicare and Medicaid services from separate delivery systems.… (Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE])
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)
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)
June 2014
Raising Expectations, 2014: A State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports for Older Adults, People with Physical Disabilities, and Family Caregivers
This second edition of the scorecard measures state-level performance on five dimensions: (1) affordability and access; (2) choice; (3) quality; (4) support for family caregivers; and (5) effective transitions. (AARP Public Policy Institute)
Technical Assistance Tool | October 2013
Application of Existing External Quality Review Protocols to Managed Long Term Services and Supports
This tool is a road map for states to use in interpreting and applying existing External Quality Review protocols when assessing Medicaid MLTSS program compliance. (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
January 2013
Identifying and Selecting Long-Term Services and Supports Outcome Measures
This paper provides resources to help state advocates identify measures that can help determine if the identified needs and goals of people with disabilities and seniors are being met. (Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund)
Webinars and Trainings | August 2012
Training Strategies and Lessons Learned
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)
Other Resource | December 2011
Measurement Opportunities & Gaps: Transitional Care Processes and Outcomes Among Adult Recipients of Long-Term Services and Supports
This report provides an overview of the LTQA Quality Measurement Workgroup's approach to identifying and disseminating quality measures for long-term services and supports that promote effective care transitions, improve health and quality of… (Long-Term Quality Alliance)
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)