Partners Health Plan To Pilot New York Managed Care Option For Dual Eligibles With Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

Partners Health Plan in New York is preparing to launch voluntary enrollment in April 2016 for a new managed care demonstration designed for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who are enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid. The plan will test a new model approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on November 5, 2015. CMS and the New York State Department of Health and Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) signed a memorandum of understanding for a program demonstration known as Fully Integrated Duals Advantage for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (FIDA-IDD . . .