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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 | June 2017
Medicare Basics: An Overview for States Seeking to Integrate Care for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees
This brief - updated from the 2013 version - is designed to help states better structure and coordinate the Medicaid benefits they offer to Medicare-Medicaid enrollees by providing them with basic information on the Medicare program, the services it… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
December 2016
Report to Congress: Social Risk Factors and Performance Under Medicare's Value-Based Purchasing Programs
This report, mandated by the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 ("IMPACT Act"), details research conducted on the relationships between social rick factors and performance in Medicare's value-based… (Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE])
June 2016
Accounting for Social Risk Factors in Medicare Payment: Identifying Risk Factors
This report presents a conceptual social risk factor framework, and details the results of a literature review linking social risk factors to health care outcomes important to Medicare payment and quality programs. (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine)
Other Resource | January 2016
Contract Between State of New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of Medical Assistant and Health Services and _, Contractor (Article 10)
(New Jersey Department of Human Services), (Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services)
Other Resource | January 2016
Idaho Medicare-Medicaid Coordinated Plan. Appendix A – To Idaho Medicaid Provider Agreement
(Idaho Medicaid)
Brief | January 2016
Communicating Early Results of Integrated Care Efforts for Dually Eligible Individuals: State Approaches
This brief describes approaches that states have used to communicate early integrated care program results. Strategies discussed include developing program indicator dashboards, disseminating beneficiary experience data, and sharing success stories. (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Brief | December 2015
Assessing Success in Medicare-Medicaid Integration: A Review of Measurement Strategies
This brief examines the potential of current and planned measures to accurately assess the performance of integrated care programs for dually eligible individuals. (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Other Resource | October 2015
FY 2016 Medicare Hospice Payment Reform - Final Policies
This presentation describes the new Medicare hospice payment rules and system updates that states will need to make to comply with the rules. (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
Study Hall Call | June 2015
Reducing Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Nursing Facility Residents: Three Perspectives
The webinar features perspectives and lessons learned from two Fully Integrated Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (FIDE SNPs) - HealthPartners in Minnesota and Bridgeway Health Solutions in Arizona - and from The Curators of the University of… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Study Hall Call | May 2015
State Use of Medicare Advantage Encounter Data: Perspectives from Two States
Provides an overview of how state Medicaid agencies can obtain and use Medicare Advantage encounter data and shares insights from Arizona's and Tennessee's experiences with this process. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | May 2015
The Star Rating System and Medicare Advantage Plans
This brief examines how star rating are calculated and considerations around how differences among beneficiary populations should be recognized. (National Health Policy Forum)
May 2015
Quality Stars: Medicare Advantage Plans and the Star Rating System
This webinar explores Medicare Advantage plans' experience with the Star Ratings system, considers whether the system has served to drive quality improvement, how accurately it reflects plan management of quality and service, and what might… (National Health Policy Forum)
Study Hall Call | February 2015
State Perspectives on Contracting with Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan
This presentation highlights the ICRC technical assistance tool State Contracting with Medicare Advantage Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans: Issues and Options and features a moderated panel discussion among representatives of three states (… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Other Resource | January 2015
MassHealth Senior Care Options Contract for Senior Care Organizations by and Between the Executive Office of Health and Human Services and _
(MassHealth)
Other Resource | January 2015
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, 2015 Standard D-SNP Contract Template, Attachment I and Appendices
(State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration)