“States are being invited to partner with the federal government in integrated care models designed to improve outcomes for the nation’s 12 million dual eligible enrollees in Medicare and Medicaid.”
“Less than 10% of dually eligible individuals are enrolled in any form of care that integrates Medicare and Medicaid services, and instead have to navigate disconnected delivery and payment systems,” Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma said in a media release…”
“In a letter this week to state Medicaid directors, Verma encouraged them to work with the federal government to address the complex needs of dual eligibles, who often have multiple chronic and mental health and socioeconomic risk factors that can lead to poor outcomes…” Read the full article here.
Source: CMS Pushes Integrated Care Models for Dual Eligibles – By John Commins, April 24, 2019. HealthLeaders.
