Dual Eligible SNPs are especially relevant to health centers because health center patients are more likely to be low income and qualify for Medicaid as well as Medicare. These plans receive higher capitation rates than Medicare-only plans because Medicaid recipients have higher levels of disease problems and complicating socio-economic factors and thus are considered by CMS to be of higher risk. Not only do dual eligible patients have more chronic disease problems but they are also more likely to have functional disabilities as well. Because of the higher rates that these plans receive health centers may partner with them to.
