As the U.S. population grows older and more diverse, meeting the needs of mature adults—particularly those who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid—has never been more important. Resources for Integrated Care (RIC) designed the Geriatric Services Capacity Assessment (GSCA)

Click Here to View the Brief Resources for Integrated Care (RIC) prepared this brief as a supplemental resource to our webinar, Supporting Dental Health Care Coordination for Individuals Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. It offers guidance and promising innovative

Click Here to View the Tip Sheet This tip sheet both identifies the broad range of social determinants of health (SDOH) and health-related social needs (HRSN) data collection toolkits and offers additional guidance around using these resources most effectively. Specifically,

Click Here to View the Spotlight Motivational interviewing (MI) is a person-centered approach that helps build trusting relationships with clinicians and facilitates greater engagement, activation, and partnership that supports individuals in defining and achieving their health care goals.1 Health plans

Background Self-management refers to “the tasks that individuals must undertake to live well with one or more chronic conditions.”1 It includes a wide range of behaviors individuals might focus on to maintain their health—such as monitoring symptoms, adhering to medication

https://youtu.be/FTxbnHWPHUs Description: Oral health care coordination for individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid is a complicated task for several reasons: Coverage complexity. Dually eligible individuals navigate coverage for dental health care through both the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Although

https://youtu.be/PaiG2jcv2ho?si=1d-Z7YGZJhReMyUv Description: Health plans serving rural service areas confront significant health care delivery challenges, including lack of access to health care, provider workforce shortages, food deserts, poor transportation infrastructure, and inconsistent Internet. Health plans serving the more than two million

Click Here to View the Spotlight The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office is committed to health equity and addressing disparities in healthcare access and quality for individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.1 Advancing health

Health care organizations, including health plans, are increasingly focused on the impact that social determinants of health (SDOH) have on the lives of individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. As defined by Healthy People 2030, SDOH “are the conditions

https://youtu.be/XouV1MB7AEE?si=Ga7w9jYdr7nkYEPq Description: Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP) Enrollee Advisory Committees (EACs) are tasked with working to improve access to covered services, coordination of services, and health equity for underserved populations under the 2023 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final