Texas Signs Memorandum of Understanding with CMS: Becomes Twelfth State to Adopt Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles Initiative

On May 23, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (the State of Texas) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing the Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative (MMAI) in a capitated model for beneficiaries eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, or “dual eligibles.” The new demonstration (the Demonstration)…