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The Impact of Medicare Special Needs Plans on State Procurement Strategies for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries in Long-Term Care
01/05/2007 | Requests *Summary
Special Needs Plans (SNPs), authorized by the Medicare Modernization Act, offer state Medicaid programs a new potential vehicle for coordinating Medicare and Medicaid benefits for dual eligibles. This report investigates the degree to which states (and plans) are using this option to develop more fully integrated Medicare-Medicaid models for dual eligibles needing long-term care services.
Author
Saucier, Paul; Burwell, Brian
Available Files
- The Impact of Medicare Special Needs PDF (2,408K, 16 pages)
Keywords
Medicaid; Dual Eligibles; Managed Long-Term Care; SNP; Special Needs Plans; State role in dual SNP certification; Cost Sharing;
Topic
Aging Issues, Financing HCBS, Long-Term Care, Money Follows the Person, Physical Disabilities
Type/Tool
Promising practices, Reports
Source
Thomson Reuters (formerly Medstat)
State
Arizona, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Texas, Wisconsin
Date Created
02/07/2007
Contact
Brian Burwell
150 CambridgePark Drive
Cambridge, MA 02140
brian.burwell@thomson.com
150 CambridgePark Drive
Cambridge, MA 02140
brian.burwell@thomson.com
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