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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office is pleased to announce an upcoming webinar






Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office


Updates

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office is pleased to announce the following upcoming webinar:

Improving Health Equity for Dually Eligible Enrollees in Rural Areas

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*Date:* May 21, 2024

*Time:* 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET

*Click here to register.* [ https://www.workcast.com/register?cpak=4291120637731481 ]

Health plans serving rural service areas confront significant health care delivery challenges, including lack of access to health care, provider workforce shortages, food deserts, poor transportation infrastructure, and inconsistent Internet. Health plans serving the more than two million people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid living in rural communities—approximately 21 percent of all dually eligible individuals—cope with these same issues.[1][2] While the barriers are complex, health plans can take actionable steps to improve health outcomes for dually eligible individuals living in rural areas.

In this conversation, RIC’s speakers will explore the health equity challenges facing rural communities-particularly as they affect dually eligible individuals-and provide innovative, evidence-based strategies health plans can employ to address them. Speakers will discuss health and social disparities in rural areas, the role of social determinants of health (SDOH), innovative partnerships, and provider engagement.

*Featured Speakers:*


* * Brandon Wilson*, Senior Director, Center for Community Engagement in Health Innovation, Community Catalyst
* *Diana Jackson*, Director of Care Coordination and Integration, Geisinger Health Plan
* *Amy Lynn Buterbaugh*, Director of Medicaid Expansion, Geisinger Health Plan

*Intended Audience:*

This conversation targets health care providers working with dually eligible enrollees, including health plans, health systems, clinicians, social workers, and rural health organizations.

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[1] Breslin, E., Di Paola, S., McGeehan, S., Kellenberg, R., Maresca, A. (2022). Advancing Health Equity and Integrated Care for Rural Dual Eligibles. Health Affairs Forefront. Retrieved from https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/national-agenda-advance-health-equity-and-access-integrated-care-dually-eligible [ https://thelewingroup.cmail20.com/t/i-l-aulijik-thjijjddky-i/ ].

[2] Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission. (2024). January 2024 MedPAC and MACPAC Data Book: Beneficiaries Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. "MedPAC". Retrieved from https://www.macpac.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Jan24_MedPAC_MACPAC_DualsDataBook-508.pdf [ https://thelewingroup.cmail20.com/t/i-l-aulijik-thjijjddky-h/ ]

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