Sara Bovat is a health services researcher whose work focuses on evaluating and improving Medicaid services for older adults and individuals with disabilities, primarily through Medicaid-funded long-term services and supports (LTSS) and home- and community-based services (HCBS). Her expertise includes qualitative methods, quality improvement, policy analysis, and technical assistance to states.
Bovat’s portfolio consists of federal and state projects serving a range of clients, such as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), and the state of California. She supports both the California Medi-Cal and non-Medi-Cal HCBS Gap Analyses, and has previously contributed to a study on Medicaid HCBS Authorities.
Bovat started her career as a Direct Support Professional for adults with intellectual disabilities as an AmeriCorps volunteer. Prior to Mathematica, she was the Disability Policy Fellow at the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD). She holds an M.A. in social work, policy, and administration from the University of Chicago School of Social Services Administration, as well as a license of social work (L.S.W.) certification.
This tip sheet details strategies states can use in their State Medicaid Agency Contracts (SMACs) with Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) to promote integration and coordination of behavioral health benefits among enrolled dually eligible individuals. This tip sheet also highlights how a few D-SNPs have gone beyond the SMAC requirements to further promote behavioral health integration.
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