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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 | February 2019
Default Enrollment FAQs
This resource is an FAQ document detailing a number of commonly asked questions regarding default enrollment. (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office)
Other Resource | January 2019
Strategies to Support Dually Eligible Individuals’ Access to Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies
This Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Informational Bulletin provides an additional strategy for states to support timely access to durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) for people dually eligible… (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
Other Resource | December 2018
A New Approach to Integrating Care for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: Idaho’s Medicare Medicaid Coordinated Plan (MMCP)
This blog post looks at Idaho's Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP)-based program’s structure and highlights early successes and lessons for other states. Idaho’s approach may be interesting to states that want to integrate care, but do… (Center for Health Care Strategies)
Other Resource | December 2018
Nursing Facility Case-Mix Payment Changes Informational Bulletin
This informational bulletin informs states of two changes that may impact states’ payments for Medicaid beneficiaries in the nursing home setting. (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
Brief | November 2018
Building a Stronger Foundation for Medicare- Medicaid Integration: Opportunities in Modifying State Administrative Processes
This brief describes several administrative changes that state Medicaid programs can make to: (1) support integration efforts; (2) improve beneficiaries’ experience of care; (3) decrease beneficiary out-of-pocket costs; and (4) reduce provider… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Other Resource | October 2018
Default Enrollment Model Notice
This resource is a model letter that D-SNPs have the option to use to meet CMS beneficiary notice requirements for default enrollment. All letters used will need to contain the required CMS disclaimers, materials ID and receive appropriate CMS… (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office)
Study Hall Call | July 2018
Aligning Coverage for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries Using Default and Passive Enrollment
This webinar provides a history of seamless conversion and describes the new process for default enrollment that will start in 2019. This webinar also explains states’ roles in this process, including the need to identify beneficiaries newly… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Study Hall Call | July 2018
Using Value Based Purchasing (VBP) Arrangements to Improve Coordination and Quality of Medicare and Medicaid Nursing Facility Benefits
This webinar provides an overview of two health plans' approaches to Medicare-Medicaid value based purchasing (VBP) with nursing facilities. The presentation also features a panel discussion on Medicare-Medicaid nursing facility VBP with discussants… (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)
Brief | June 2018
Facilitating Access to Medicaid Durable Medical Equipment for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries in the Fee-for-Service System: Three State Approaches
This brief describes how three states – California, Connecticut, and Illinois -- promote dually eligible beneficiaries’ access to durable medical equipment (DME) in a fee-for-service environment through the use of provisional prior authorization… (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)
Technical Assistance Tool | September 2017
Medicare Advantage D-SNP Non-Renewals, Service Area Changes, Terminations, and New Entries: CMS Requirements and State Options
This tool outlines CMS' requirements and state contracting options under a variety of situations affecting D-SNPs. (Integrated Care Resource Center)