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 Plans (D-SNPs) and Medicaid managed care (MMC) plans. With aligned enrollment, the beneficiary is enrolled in a D-SNP and MMC offered by the same parent company in the same geographic area (aligned plans).

This brief outlines a variety of actions that states and health plans can take to support enrollment growth in integrated care programs.