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Medicare and Medicaid Integration

Distinct Medicare and Medicaid rules, funding streams, and service delivery systems can create barriers that increase costs and worsen outcomes for people who are jointly enrolled in the programs. We support correcting this fragmentation through policies that offer meaningful choice; reduce disparities in access to and quality of care; rely on active and informed enrollee participation; include robust safeguards and oversight; offer clear enrollee and provider education about options for accessing integrated care; establish unified grievance and appeals processes; ensure seamless access to data; and provide person-centered care coordination and care management.

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Comments on the HCBS Access Act Discussion Draft

April 26, 2021

If enacted, the HAA would greatly expand access to HCBS, helping people who need supports to stay in their communities, age in place, and live the lives they choose. The Medicaid program must be made more equitable and better meet the needs of those it serves. We are fully committed to this vision and offer the following suggestions to tweak the HAA to better achieve it.

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Comments on the HCBS Access Act Discussion Draft

April 26, 2021

If enacted, the HAA would greatly expand access to HCBS, helping people who need supports to stay in their communities, age in place, and live the lives they choose. The Medicaid program must be made more equitable and better meet the needs of those it serves. We are fully committed to this vision and offer the following suggestions to tweak the HAA to better achieve it.

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