The Medicare-Medicaid Integration Alliance (MMIA) is dedicated to improving care for the more than 12 million people dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid.
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Integrated D-SNP enrollment and retention is increasing among people with serious mental illness, suggesting high enrollee satisfaction with the model. More: bit.ly/4o1q7pO
There are strategies to improve Medicare-Medicaid integration even in a deeply entrenched fee-for-service environment. Learn how to improve integration to make care work better for those who need it most in @Health_Affairs: bit.ly/4x3Cp5d
Only one in 10 people who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid get integrated care. Policymakers can expand accessibility by easing auto enrollment to allowing D-SNPs to address other needs. More from @mltssassoc: bit.ly/3QhFoXa
🚨@CMSGov seeks two states with Medicare ACOs that enroll people who are dually eligible to pilot improved Medicare-Medicaid integration options. Read more from @CHCShealth: bit.ly/3T5z7im
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On Thu., 7/16 at 12:30 Dennis Heaphy and Ellen Breslin will share actions states can take to leverage D-SNPs’ potential to mitigate the harm of HCBS cuts on dually eligible persons with disabilities and older adults. bit.ly/3SWX2R6
Read an article about PACE programs and dually eligible older adults below.
An article in @McKHomeCare features the findings of a new study that confirm PACE delivers superior health outcomes for dually eligible older adults. The study was led by @HHSGov and conducted by @RTI_Intl. #Medicare #Medicaid #seniors #healthoutcomes mcknightshomecare.com/news/p…
ICYMI: Tim Engelhardt, former director of @CMSGov’s Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, talks Medicare-Medicaid integration w/ Frederic Riccardi, president of MMIA member @medicarerights.
Check out their can’t-miss conversation here: bit.ly/47TRcV7
Being dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare should make life easier, but for many, it brings its own challenges.
Learn more from MMIA member @medicarerights’s new series, Making Medicare and Medicaid Work Better Together: bit.ly/4bMgwOc
Nearly 14% of people who are dually eligible lost coverage during Medicaid unwinding, per new research in @Health_Affairs. But people in integrated plans were significantly less likely to experience coverage gaps. Read more: bit.ly/4lPCbcB
MMIA shared recs with @CMSInnovates to ensure its upcoming LEAD Model meets the needs of people who are #DuallyEligible, including emphasizing care continuity, supporting coverage navigation, and providing a unified, integrated experience. Read more: bit.ly/MMIALEAD
As Medicare Advantage lookalike plans end, beneficiaries may simply be shifted to other nonintegrated plans, according to @JAMAHealthForum. Dually eligible enrollees need more support—and more integrated options.
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The 24/7 support Deborah’s health plan provided helped her navigate dual eligibility and recover from a stroke that left her unable to speak. Such seamless support should be the norm, not the exception. More from @CommCatHealth: bit.ly/3NG8A8N
The federal government can support states working to integrate Medicaid and Medicare, even in an environment of Medicaid cuts. More in @Health_Affairs: bit.ly/3NQrr0L
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Accurate risk-adjustment models make #Medicare more sustainable. Learn more about how @CMSGov could use a D-SNP demonstration model to pilot innovative ways to improve coding accuracy and risk adjustment: bit.ly/3NX9D42
Policymakers need to know what people who are dually eligible experience just to stay covered and get care. @medicarerights case study series presents common barriers and solutions to make Medicare and Medicaid work better together: bit.ly/4ujfC42
People suffer when Medicare and Medicaid don’t work hand in hand. Read @medicarerights case study series to learn how challenges like coverage gaps and service disruptions affect people who are dually eligible and what policymakers can do to improve care.
When Medicare and Medicaid don't work together, people can face delayed care, denied services, & unnecessary confusion. Medicare Rights is releasing Making Medicare and Medicaid Work Better Together, a series showing how breakdowns in Medicare–Medicaid coordination affect people.
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When dually eligible individuals are forced to navigate two programs not designed to work together, accessing care can be difficult and unaffordable. Check out @DisabledSouth’s new podcast for the real-life impacts on dually eligible people in the South: bit.ly/4rgR2OR
Near, far, wherever you are, MMIA believes that people who are dually eligible should have access to meaningfully integrated coverage… and appropriate emergency flotation devices.
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