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CMMI Analysis: Palliative Care Reduces Medicare Costs, Improve Patient Satisfaction

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Despite this potential, existing programs hit barriers created by misconceptions about palliative care among referring physicians, as well as health equity concerns, among others, according to an analysts of four payment model demonstrations carried out by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation.

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CMS to Sunset Hospice VBID in 2024

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will end the hospice component of the value-based insurance design model (VBID) as of Dec. Often called the “hospice carve-in,” the program was designed to test coverage of hospice care through Medicare Advantage, in addition to some coverage of palliative care and transitional care.

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SCAN Group CEO Sachin Jain: Medicare Could Use a Major Facelift

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The mission and function of the Medicare program have evolved over time, and the agency that runs it also may need to adapt to the new ways that health care organizations are doing business, according to SCAN Group CEO Dr. Sachin Jain. billion nonprofit Medicare Advantage (MA) organization that covers more than 270,000 members.

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

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Over time, Medicare Advantage plans will likely have a greater presence as hospice payers, and now is the time for providers to build relationships those organizations. billion nonprofit Medicare Advantage (MA) organization that covers more than 285,000 members across California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas. SCAN is a $4.3

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How Hospices Can Adapt to a Changing Competitive Landscape

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Some organizations know how to go out and present information in a way that’s meaningful to referral sources, and others don’t. Often called the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in , the VBID demonstration project took effect Jan. Also, as the demo progresses, the rules governing how plans manage those networks will change.

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Key Trend for Hospices to Watch: Managed Care Becomes a Juggernaut

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Though hospices operate within the dedicated Medicare benefit, market forces in the system at large wield considerable influence on how they operate — including the meteoric rise of managed care. million beneficiaries are currently enrolled in Medicare Advantage, according to the U.S. We don’t shy away from managed Medicare.

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Value-Based Care: What Hospices Can Learn from Home Health Companies

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Home health value-based purchasing Home health providers have two primary inroads to value-based care — HHVBP and Medicare Advantage. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) kicked off the HHVBP demonstration on Jan. I’m concerned that the hospice industry writ large is not looking at this.

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