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Integrated Care Program: Highlights from the December 2007 Policy Summit
The Integrated Care Program Policy Summit was held in December 2007. The meeting brought participating states together with expert faculty to discuss successes to date and acknowledge continuing barriers to integrating care for dual eligibles. Select resources from the meeting's faculty are available below:
Welcome and Introductions: This session provided participants with a brief introduction to the work undertaken by states and the Center for Health Care Strategies to integrate care for dual eligibles, as well as an overview of the purpose and goals of the Integrated Care Policy Summit.
Melanie Bella, Center for Health Care Strategies
Key Note: This session highlighted the value of integrating care across services and funding streams for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare. State purchaser, plan, and consumer perspectives are addressed.
Special Needs Plans as Vehicles for Integrating Care: Speakers representing Special Need Plans (SNPs) described various models for caring for populations with complex needs and the potential for integrating care.
Special Needs Plans in the Coming Year: Speakers provided an overview of the current SNP environment and examined potential challenges and opportunities SNPs may face in the coming year.
Future of Integrated Care: Policy experts provided perspectives on the future of integrated care. Topics included developments in the most recent SNP reauthorization and policymakers' concerns regarding SNPs.