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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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Technical Assistance Tool | December 2015
Training Enrollment Broker Call Center Staff: Tips for States Implementing Capitated Financial Alignment Demonstrations
This tool describes the key areas of information that demonstration enrollment brokers' customer service representatives should master to improve the quality of decision-support services for beneficiaries who are being passively enrolled in a… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | September 2015
Engaging Providers in Integrated Care Programs for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees: Tips for States
This brief offers tips to states on engaging a range of providers who serve Medicare-Medicaid enrollees in managed care systems and provides examples of approaches employed by states that have already launched integrated care programs. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Study Hall Call | September 2014
Improving Coordination of Home Health Services and Durable Medical Equipment for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees in the Financial Alignment Initiative
This presentation highlights issues with overlapping coverage for home health services and durable medical equipment (DME), and describes the Health Plan of San Mateo's approach to coordinating these services, including operating protocols,… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Study Hall Call | April 2014
Update on Evaluations of Financial Alignment Demonstrations
This webinar details RTI's evaluation of state demonstrations under the Financial Alignment Initiative, including a review of the State Data Reporting System and the "finder file" for the evaluation. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | April 2014
Improving Coordination of Home Health Services and Durable Medical Equipment for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees in the Financial Alignment Initiative
This brief outlines challenges caused by the overlap in Medicare and Medicaid coverage for home health services and durable medical equipment and describes options for addressing these issues in the Financial Alignment Initiative and other… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Study Hall Call | October 2013
Three-Way Contracting - The Massachusetts Experience
In this presentation, CMS and MassHealth staff provide different perspectives on the challenges and successes of the three-way contracting process in Massachusetts, including discussion of managing timeframes and interacting with health plans. (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | April 2013
Options for Attracting and Retaining Enrollment in Financial Alignment Initiatives for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees
This brief provides suggestions for designing and implementing integrated care initiatives that are of high quality, offer attractive benefits and services, and provide easy-to-understand education, outreach, and marketing information. It also… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | March 2013
Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees in the Capitated Financial Alignment Demonstration
This brief provides basic information on Medicare Part D, including how beneficiaries are enrolled in Part D, how Part D drugs are paid for, what drugs are and are not covered in Part D, how drug utilization is managed in Part D, and how the Part D… (Integrated Care Resource Center)
Brief | February 2012
Integrating Care for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees Using a Managed Fee-for-Service Model
This brief reviews primary care case management and related models to gather insights into key program design elements in managed fee-for-service models. (Integrated Care Resource Center)