CMS Financial Alignment Demonstration For Dual Eligible Beneficiaries: Status Report

September 13, 2013
In September 2013, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released a PowerPoint presentation updating Congress on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) financial alignment initiative for state's integrating Medicare and Medicaid finance and delivery of services to individuals who are fully dually eligible. Topics addressed include: Background on the financial alignment demonstration; Overview of states implementing the demonstration; Comparison between demonstration parameters and Commission’s comment letter; Reasons some states are no longer participating in the demonstration; Renewed interest among some states in dual-eligible special needs plans (D-SNPs); and Key differences between the . . .