In January 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the first ever evaluation of the Financial Alignment Initiative (FAI) known as the dual eligible demonstration.

Since the first dual eligible demonstrations rolled out in August 2013, Justice in Aging has followed the process both through the advocates on the ground who counsel clients directly, through the plans we’ve worked closely with, and through our work directly with the state agencies that administer the demonstrations. As national experts on the issues facing dual eligibles we’ve been both an information hub for advocates and feedback loop for policymakers. As such, we’ve been awaiting the release of the first formal evaluations of the demonstrations to see if they match the information we’ve been receiving. They have been released and we’ve analyzed them and published an issue brief on the findings.