This is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, Medicare and Medicaid Integration. The featured topic includes analysis, proposals, and commentary that will inform policies on the ...

Highly integrated Medicare dual eligible special needs plans (D-SNPs) remain segregated in only certain parts of the country and aren’t as widely available as regular MA plans, a new report from a key ...

Medicare and Medicaid are different government-funded healthcare programs. To be eligible for both, a person must qualify for either partial-dual or full-dual coverage. Both Medicare and Medicaid help ...

This article inaugurates the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, Medicare and Medicaid Integration. The featured topic includes analysis, proposals, and commentary that will inform policies on ...

Research into utilization and spending for need-based subgroups suggests integration of the two programs could better serve enrollees. There is a need for integration strategies combining both ...

Dual eligibles are people enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid. Generally, you qualify for both because of your age, disability or condition, and/or income. Medicare is the primary coverage, and ...

The Medicare, Medicaid, and Dual Eligibles programs are on the verge of a significant transition under the Affordable Care Act. Coordinating care and improving population health outcomes will require ...

Whether Medicare Advantage enrollees are dually Medicaid-Medicare eligible or not, health-related social needs are largely prevalent, a new study shows. The July study was published in Health Affairs ...

The Senate has set its eyes on regulating insurance plans for some of the most vulnerable patients in the U.S. — the 12.5 million people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. “They’re a complex ...

Three months ago, my aunt Margaret had a stroke. Days before, she was repainting her bathroom and driving herself. Now, she needs help with dressing and getting in and out of bed, and our family is ...