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New CMMI Primary Care Demo Could Pave Way for Hospice, Palliative Partnerships

Hospice News

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has unveiled the Making Care Primary (MC) model, which will launch in July 2024 in eight states — Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, and Washington.

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5 ‘Hidden Gem’ Palliative Care News Stories in 2024

Hospice News

Palliative care providers are becoming a larger part of improving outcomes among patients with rare diseases by helping to address nonmedical needs, symptom management, care coordination, spiritual support and ensuring goal-concordant care delivery.

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CMS Extends Hospice VBID Through 2030

Hospice News

The demonstration marks the first major step for hospices into the value-based care arena. While some hospice leaders question the value of the program, others have greeted the demo with more enthusiasm. Among those benefits is palliative care. This entire Medicare Advantage. carve-in. “I

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Why CMS Extended VBID, MA Hospice Carve-In

Hospice News

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) decision to extend the value-based insurance design (VBID) model through 2030: patients’ social needs, health equity and improved care coordination. Originally set to run between 2021 and 2024, CMS indicated yesterday that it would invest five additional years in the demonstration.

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Big data: How does it affect my home care agency?

AlayaCare

Bringing all client information together gives stakeholders more visibility and insight into the care being provided. It also opens up the door to improved care coordination, outcome-based reimbursements, population health management, and improved outcomes. Get a demo The post Big data: How does it affect my home care agency?

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CMMI Working on Payment Models That Include Palliative Care

Hospice News

A range of stakeholders in the space — and some lawmakers — have called on CMS to establish a dedicated community-based palliative care benefit within Medicare. . They provided care coordination and case management, 24/7 access to care, person- and family-centered care planning, shared decision-making, symptom management, and counseling. .

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Payers to Hospices: Don’t Wait to Start Working with MA Plans

Hospice News

About A total of 9,630 VBID beneficiaries received hospice care through the VBID demo in 2021, and 525 utilized the program’s supplemental benefits, according to a report from the RAND Corporation prepared for CMS. CMS will also place greater emphasis on health equity, care coordination and social determinents of health.

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