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.
This resource suggests topics to be covered in a policies and procedures manual for the day-to-day management of the self-direction program. Programs should add topics as needed to ensure efficient and consistent program operations.
(Integrated Care Resource Center)
This brief outlines a variety of actions that states and health plans can take to support enrollment growth in integrated care programs.
(Integrated Care Resource Center)
This document answers common questions about self-direction including: (1) what is self-direction and why is it an important option for individuals receiving HCBS; (2) what are the components of self-direction. The document also defines self-… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
This brief describes how innovative states and Medicaid managed care organizations are building on models developed for physical health services and incorporating value-based purchasing arrangements into behavioral health programs.
(Center for Health Care Strategies)
This third edition of the scorecard measures state performance in creating a high-quality system of care for older adults and people with physical disabilities, and their family caregivers. The report presents results across five dimensions: (1)… (AARP Public Policy Institute)
This document accompanies the video and provides questions to help health plan case managers examine their impressions and opinions of what they have watched in the video.
(Integrated Care Resource Center)
The ability to direct and manage their own services and supports is important to many individuals who need the home- and community-based services (HCBS) provided through state Medicaid programs. These self-directed models may also be known as "… (Integrated Care Resource Center)