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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)
Study Hall Call | March 2017
Exploring Community-Based Organizations' (CBOs) Role as a Delivery System Partner to Support Vulnerable Populations
This webinar provides an overview of the Administration for Community Living's initiative to improve the business acumen of community-based organizations (CBOs) and features perspectives from a CBO and a health plan on building contractual… (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])
Brief | December 2014
Community-Based Organizations and MLTSS: An Issue Brief to Assess CBO Readiness
This issue brief details four considerations that community-based organizations (CBOs) need to address when assessing the feasibility of participating in a managed long-term services and supports program: (1) relevant skill set and experience; (2)… (National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities)
Other Resource | July 2014
Identifying Community-Based Resources: Key Considerations for Health Plans
This fact sheet for health plans lists community-based resources and how they may help to address the needs of Medicare-Medicaid enrollees. (Resources for Integrated Care)
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
July 2012
Development of Quality Indicators for the Home and Community-Based Services Population: Technical Report
This report details development of quality indicators for individuals receiving home- and community-based services. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
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)
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)