Medicare Advantage
HHFMA Webinar Series: Medicare Advantage Planning Considerations, Part 2
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM REGISTER Free to all HHFMA members! Get your coupon code below. Home Care providers are struggling with the impacts of the shift in the Medicare eligible population into Medicare Advantage Managed Care plans (MA Plans). This second session in the Medicare Advantage series builds on learnings […]
Read MoreCMS to Extend MA VBID Hospice Component Model
Future Changes include Tightened Hospice Choice, Enhanced Concurrent Care Benefits On March 23, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announced its intent to extend the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model (MA VBID) through 2030. While CMMI did not explicitly indicate that the Hospice Component of […]
Read MoreThe Medicare Advantage Webinar Series Starts Today!
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 2:00 – 3:30 PM EDT REGISTER Home Care providers are struggling with the impacts of shifting the Medicare-eligible population into Medicare Advantage Managed Care plans (MA Plans). Forward-looking providers are asking important questions, such as: What are the implications of current demographic trends? What operational and financial issues should providers expect […]
Read MoreCMS Proposes Policy Changes for MA plans
On December 27, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule titled Medicare Program; Contract Year 2024 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D Overpayment Provisions of the Affordable Care Act and […]
Read MoreCMS Issues Request for Applicants for Fourth Year of Model to Test Hospice Coverage under Medicare Advantage
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has issued its Request for Applications (RFA) for Calendar Year (CY) 2024 of the Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Hospice Component Model (Model). CY2024 will be the fourth (and, as currently planned, final) year of the model to test […]
Read MoreCMS Report Provides Insight into Experiences under MA-Hospice Model
Send your comments/questions to Theresa Forster at tmf@nahc.org The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) report, Evaluation of Phase II of the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model, released October 17, includes a first look at ways MA plans approached implementation of hospice coverage as part of the MA benefit package. This includes identification of patients, services offered, […]
Read MorePlan Participation in CY2023 to Expand for MA VBID Model to Test Hospice Coverage
–CMMI Releases List of Plans, Operating Locations for Next Year On September 29, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the list of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans that will participate in the Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model during Calendar Year (CY) 2023, including those that will participate in the […]
Read MoreNAHC Submits Comments to CMS on Medicare Advantage
On August 31, 2022, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) submitted comments in response to a request for information (RFI) from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) about the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. It is projected that over 50 percent of Medicare beneficiaries will be enrolled in an MA plan […]
Read MoreCMS Seeks Public Feedback to Improve Medicare Advantage
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Request for Information seeking public comment on the Medicare Advantage program. CMS is asking for input on ways to achieve the agency’s vision so that all parts of Medicare are working towards a future where people with Medicare receive more equitable, high quality, and person-centered care that is affordable […]
Read MoreCMS Seeks Public Feedback to Improve Medicare Advantage
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Request for Information seeking public comment on the Medicare Advantage program. CMS is asking for input on ways to achieve the agency’s vision so that all parts of Medicare are working towards a future where people with Medicare receive more equitable, high quality, and person-centered care that is affordable […]
Read MoreCMS Seeks Public Feedback to Improve Medicare Advantage
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Request for Information seeking public comment on the Medicare Advantage program. CMS is asking for input on ways to achieve the agency’s vision so that all parts of Medicare are working towards a future where people with Medicare receive more equitable, high quality, and person-centered care that is affordable […]
Read MoreCMS Seeks Public Feedback to Improve Medicare Advantage
NAHC will be submitting comments & we encourage our members to do the same Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Request for Information seeking public comment on the Medicare Advantage program. CMS is asking for input on ways to achieve the agency’s vision so that all parts of Medicare are working towards […]
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