This brief explores the experience of six states that have achieved varying levels of behavioral health and physical health integration or collaboration for dually eligible beneficiaries within a managed care environment. It describes: (1) opportunities for explicit state action and requirements to push development of integration components; and (2) opportunities for states to signal the importance of integration elements while providing flexibility to allow plans to innovate.
(Integrated Care Resource Center)
This brief examines the approaches used by three states – Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee – to develop and implement information-sharing processes for their Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) that support care transitions. The brief includes examples of contract language and strategies to encourage plan collaboration and problem solving around information sharing. It can help states, D-SNPs, and other stakeholders assess how to meet the new D-SNP contracting requirements and improve the care of dually eligible individuals.
(Integrated Care Resource Center)
Topic: Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs), State Contracting Strategies