The Future of Medicare-Medicaid Integration: A Conversation with Tim Engelhardt February 25, 2026

Navigating Medicare is challenging enough. For millions of people who also rely on Medicaid, the complexity can be overwhelming.

On the Medicare Rights Center’s national helpline, we regularly hear from enrollees struggling to navigate two separate systems—with different rules, processes, and points of access—often at the very moment they need care the most.

Join us for a timely and in-depth conversation with Tim Engelhardt, inaugural leader of the Aging & Disability Health Policy Lab at the National Academy of Social Insurance and former Director of the CMS Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, alongside Fred Riccardi, President of the Medicare Rights Center. Together, they will reflect on lessons learned from state integration efforts, the evolution of Medicare Savings Programs, and what lies ahead for the Health Policy Lab, followed by an audience Q&A.