CMS CREATES NEW OFFICE FOR DUAL ELIGIBLES

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CMHS CONSUMER AFFAIRS E-NEWS DECEMBER 31, 2012
CMS CREATES NEW OFFICE FOR DUAL ELIGIBLES

The Affordable Care Act creates a new office within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, to coordinate care for individuals who are eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare ("dual eligibles" or Medicare-Medicaid enrollees). The office is charged with making the two programs work together more effectively to improve care and lower costs. The office is focused on improving quality and access to care for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees, simplifying processes, and eliminating regulatory conflicts and cost-shifting that occur between the Medicare and Medicaid programs, states, and the federal government.

Here is a link to the office: http://www.medicaid.gov/AffordableCareAct/Provisions/Dual-Eligibles.html

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Wes Rider
Mental Health Program Coordinator
Consumer Empowerment Team
Advocacy and Customer Service Section
NC DHHS MH DD SAS
3009 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-3009
Phone: 910-520-9027
Fax: 919-733-4962
Email: Wes.Rider@dhhs.nc.gov



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