For several months, Health Affairs Forefront has been publishing articles as part of a series titled, Medicare and Medicaid Integration.

Articles in the series feature policy analysis, proposals, and commentary that inform policies to advance integrated care for those dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. The series is produced with the support of Arnold Ventures.

In today’s newsletter, we will highlight some of the articles in the series.

In the first article in the series, Ann Hwang and Laura Keohane discuss how the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on Nursing Home Quality’s latest report calls for immediate action to Improve long-term care.

In another piece, Sarah Barth and Michael Monson describe how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services strengthened regulatory provisions to enhance dually eligible individuals’ experiences with Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs), as well as states’ ability to see and monitor quality ratings.

However, many states will need increased capacity and support to take advantage of the new tools available to them, they argue.

In a third article, Christopher Palmieri and coauthors argue that integrated Medicare-Medicaid programs offer a solution to address the challenges facing dually eligible individuals living with behavioral health conditions.

Today in Health Affairs Forefront, William Shrank and Eric Letsinger discuss how outcomes-based health care financing models that scale up community-based service provider capacity are a promising development for addressing health-related social needs.

Rachel Landauer and coauthors discuss how increased systematic screening and greater transparency are necessary to address rising health-related social needs but insufficient in supporting a sustainable and equitable impact on the health outcomes of Medicare beneficiaries.

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