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CMS Updates Enhancing Oncology Model for 2025

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a second cohort for its Enhancing Oncology Model payment demonstration, as well as some updates to the program. The goals of the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM), which went live on July 1, are to improve quality and reduce the cost of cancer care with augmented care coordination.

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CMS Extends Hospice VBID Through 2030

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is extending the value-based insurance design demonstration for calendar years 2025 to 2030, including the hospice component. The agency is also releasing applications for participation for eligible Medicare Advantage organizations (MAOs) for calendar year 2024. It makes sense.

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How CMS Proposed ACO Advance Payment Policies Could Impact Palliative Care

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a new avenue of funding for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) with implications for palliative care providers. This proposed policy dovetails with the Advance Investment Payment (AIP) component of CMS’ ACO Primary Care FLEX payment model demonstration. “In

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Why Palliative Care Providers Are Adopting the GUIDE Model

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled a newly planned demonstration for those working with dementia patients and their families. The GUIDE Model can provide patients with the services they need, including psychosocial support, spiritual support, extensive care management, and care coordination,” Snider said.

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New ACO Primary Flex Model Could Increase Hospice, Palliative Care Access

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has unveiled a new primary care-oriented Accountable Care Organization (ACO) payment model that holds opportunities for hospices. The PPCPs will also provide funds for care management, patient navigation, behavioral health integration and other care coordination services.

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How ACO Flex Could Make Hospice ‘Top of Mind’ with Primary Care Providers

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Collaborations with participants in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation’s (CMMI) Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Primary Care Flex demo could allow hospices to leverage their skill sets to access more patients. Hospices and palliative care providers can come to ACOs by two main avenues.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

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Don’t get me wrong, the evidence points to cost savings, but as Chris Callahan and Kathleen Unroe pointed out in a JAGS editorial in 2020 “in comprehensive dementia care models, savings may accrue to Medicare, but the expenses accrue to a fluid and unstable network of local service providers, patients, and their families.” Diane: Huge.

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