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State Technical Assistance Opportunities

The Integrated Care Resource Center (ICRC) offers technical assistance to help states improve the coordination of care for Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries through the development of new integrated care programs. Technical assistance is available to states at all levels of readiness.

In addition to one-on-one state technical assistance, the ICRC coordinates the following collaborative learning call series for states that are in the design or implementation phase of Medicare-Medicaid integration activities:

• Medicare-Medicaid Integration Study Hall Call Series This virtual learning opportunity is for states preparing to implement either capitated or managed fee-for-service Medicare-Medicaid financial alignment models. Topics have included enrollment, program monitoring, member outreach, readiness reviews, and provider network development. Any state pursuing an integrated model for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees may participate. For more information, contact Julie Klebonis, Center for Health Care Strategies, at jklebonis@chcs.org.

• Use of Ombudsman Services in Medicaid Managed Care Programs (January 2013) Presented a brief history of ombudsman program and described the Medicaid managed care ombudsman programs in Texas and Vermont.

• Rate Setting for Capitated Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (January 2013) Described the objectives of the rate setting process, basic approach, rate structure, and risk mitigation strategies and provided state examples.

• Update on Using Medicare Data to Integrate Care for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees (December 2012) Provided an update on the process to request Medicare data and described how New York State and Washington State are using these data.

• A Transparent and Inclusive Stakeholder Process (September 2012) Described California’s stakeholder engagement process including the development of its Communications Toolkit.

• Training Strategies and Lessons Learned (August 2012) Discussed the training strategies and lessons learned from the implementation of Tennessee’s Medicaid managed long-term services and supports program.

• Readiness Review for Implementation of a Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Program (July 2012) Describes the readiness review process that Tennessee used with health plans participating in its Medicaid managed long-term services and supports program.

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