Improving care for dual eligible individuals

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and states spend over $300 billion per year on the twelve million Americans that are simultaneously enrolled in both Medicaid and Medicare. In a study of social risk factors in the Medicare value-based purchasing programs, dual enrollment status was the most powerful predictor of poor outcomes. CMS is taking action to improve health outcomes by building on four pillars. To read what those four pillars are, click here…

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