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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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CMS Extends Hospice VBID Through 2030

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

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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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Why CMS Extended VBID, MA Hospice Carve-In

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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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Hospices Welcome VBID’s Demise, But Questions Remain

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You can subscribe to Palliative Care News here: Subscribe today! Many operators were glad to see it go, but the questions the demo sought to answer still linger. The [National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC)] has been pretty consistent in its unqualified opposition to the carve-in since it was first announced.

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Key to the Continuum: Hospice Providers Eye Primary Care Businesses

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million primary care visits in 2016. A watchword for many value-based payment models is care coordination. By operating a home-based primary care program, hospices can gain an edge when it comes to coordinating services. Patients in assisted living facilities, group homes, and other facilities received 3.2

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

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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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