Growth in Medicare Advantage plans linked to decreased cost and utilization for high-need, high-cost fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions.
Examines promising strategies to meet the needs of dually eligible individuals with serious mental illness, with an emphasis on opportunities to innovate with flexible spending within a capitated payment model.
Details how dually enrolled beneficiaries have significantly higher levels of comorbidities and higher costs of care than their non-dually enrolled counterparts.
Examines the potential for Minnesota’s integrated care model to lower use of hospital care and increase use of primary care and community-based services for dually eligible older adults.
Explores different characteristics of dually eligible individuals that have different coverage types, as well as the impact of aligned Medicare and Medicaid benefits to improve quality of care and utilization outcomes.