Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office (MMCO)—MFFS Guidance

April 17, 2013
On April 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services published general guidance to those States pursuing integration of primary, acute, behavioral health and long-term supports and services for their full benefit Medicare-Medicaid enrollees under a managed fee-for-service (MFFS) model. The brief includes information on the MFFS Memorandum of Understanding (MOU); readiness review; MFFS final demonstration agreement; savings calculation; retrospective performance payment; quality requirements under the MFFS Model; quality measures framework; evaluation process; state data submission requirements for the evaluation; Medicaid authorities; and alignment with Medicare Shared Savings Programs and othe federal . . .