May 15, 2010

Cross-Payer Effects on Medicare Resource Use: Lessons for Medicaid Administrators

On May 15, 2010, The Hilltop Institute released its findings on cross-payer effects of providing Medicaid long-term services and supports on Medicare acute care resource use. This is the last of four total reports. This final report provides a summary of the work done in their study, with an emphasis on lessons that state Medicaid administrators should consider as they move toward more formal programs of integrated care for individuals eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.