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NAHC Seeks Dialogue with Hospices Involved in MA VBID Hospice Component Model
Beginning in January 2022, the Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Hospice Benefit Component model entered its second year of operation. Under the model, participating MA plans include the hospice benefit among their benefit offerings, as well as transitional concurrent care, palliative care, and hospice-specific supplemental benefits. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services […]
Read MoreNAHC Seeks Dialogue with Hospices Involved in MA VBID Hospice Component Model
Beginning in January 2022, the Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Hospice Benefit Component model entered its second year of operation. Under the model, participating MA plans include the hospice benefit among their benefit offerings, as well as transitional concurrent care, palliative care, and hospice-specific supplemental benefits. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services […]
Read MoreNAHC Seeks Dialogue with Hospices Involved in MA VBID Hospice Component Model
Beginning in January 2022, the Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Hospice Benefit Component model entered its second year of operation. Under the model, participating MA plans include the hospice benefit among their benefit offerings, as well as transitional concurrent care, palliative care, and hospice-specific supplemental benefits. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services […]
Read MoreCMS Releases Application Request for Third Year of MA-Hospice Demonstration
On March 1, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the information for Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) interested in participating in the Hospice Benefit Component of the VBID Model; the scope of the Hospice Benefit Component under the VBID model; specific quality, network, and payment policies being tested as part of the Hospice Component […]
Read MoreCMS Releases Application Request for Third Year of MA-Hospice Demonstration
On March 1, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the information for Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) interested in participating in the Hospice Benefit Component of the VBID Model; the scope of the Hospice Benefit Component under the VBID model; specific quality, network, and payment policies being tested as part of the […]
Read MoreCMS Releases List of MA Plans Offering Hospice under VBID Model in CY2022
On September 29, 2021, 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) 2022, including those that will participate in the MA VBID Hospice Benefit Component, which began operation in January […]
Read MoreNAHC Comments to CMS Call for Important Changes to Proposed Rule
“It is highly unlikely that home healthcare delivery in 2022 will be anything comparable to care delivery in 2020.” – NAHC The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) has filed comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the CY2022 proposed rule, calling for no substantial changes to the PDGM payment […]
Read MoreCMS Issues Guidance on Determining Hospice Beneficiary Enrollment in MA VBID Hospice Model for CY2022
CMS Orders Systems Changes to Identify Hospice Patients in the Model In calendar year 2022 (CY2022), the Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-based Insurance Model (VBID) Hospice Component demonstration model – under which the hospice benefit is included as part of the MA benefit package — will enter its second year of operation and it is believed he […]
Read MoreCMS Encourages Hospices to Submit Notice of Election Electronically
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is encouraging hospices to submit notices of election (NOE) through electronic data interchange (EDI). One of the main advantages to hospices of filing electronically is that it reduces, and potentially eliminates problems with NOEs that result from keying errors during the Direct Data Entry (DDE) process. Electronically […]
Read MoreNew FAQ for Hospice Benefit Component of the Value-Based Insurance Design Model
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Innovation Center) has posted a new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document as an additional resource for the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model’s Hospice Benefit Component. This FAQ document can be found on the Model website and provides answers to questions on claims and billing, networks and contracting, appeals and grievances, and […]
Read MoreWebinar on the 2022 Payment Design of the Hospice Benefit Component of the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model
The Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model team will host a webinar on March 17, 2021 from 4:00-5:oo PM ET. During this webinar, presenters will provide a review of the Calendar Year 2022 payment design related to the Hospice Benefit Component of the VBID Model. This session will also offer attendees an opportunity to ask follow-up […]
Read MoreFebruary Office Hours for the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model
The Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model team will host its monthly office hours to provide technical and operational support on the VBID Model, the Hospice Benefit Component and the 2022 application cycle. During this office hour session, presenters will answer questions received in advance to the VBID Mailbox and also offer attendees an opportunity to […]
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