Building Medicare Knowledge to Advance State Medicare-Medicaid Integrated Care Programs
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Summary
The Center for Health Care Strategies released a brief describing how states have applied and sustained Medicare knowledge to advance Medicare-Medicaid integration.
Experience from states participating in in the Center for Health Care Strategies’ “Medicare Academy” demonstrates that Medicare fluency is a foundational competency for effective Medicare-Medicaid integration. States report that building Medicare knowledge enables them to design integrated programs, improve internal and cross-agency collaboration, and understand the implications of evolving federal policy.
This brief draws on state experiences to illustrate why ongoing Medicare capacity-building efforts, supported by cross-agency training, structured collaboration, and knowledge sharing, are essential for improving care for dually eligible individuals.
Experience from states participating in in the Center for Health Care Strategies’ “Medicare Academy” demonstrates that Medicare fluency is a foundational competency for effective Medicare-Medicaid integration. States report that building Medicare knowledge enables them to design integrated programs, improve internal and cross-agency collaboration, and understand the implications of evolving federal policy.
This brief draws on state experiences to illustrate why ongoing Medicare capacity-building efforts, supported by cross-agency training, structured collaboration, and knowledge sharing, are essential for improving care for dually eligible individuals.