Medicare Chronic Care Management Services Payment: Implications for States Serving Dually Eligible Individuals

Medicare’s new payment to physicians and other practitioners for chronic care management provides states with an opportunity to enhance and better coordinate services for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees (dually eligible individuals). This brief identifies opportunities for states and their contracting plans that serve Medicare-Medicaid enrollees to align Medicare and Medicaid coverage of care management. Such alignment could facilitate a more seamless and coordinated approach to providing the medical, behavioral, and social supports covered under both programs.