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Compassus, VNS Health Team Up to Manage End-of-Life Care for Medicare Advantage Payers

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Through the collaboration, VNS Health and Compassus will help MA health plans to manage patient populations within the hospice component of VBID, often called the hospice carve-in. Compassus’ role will largely involve providing community-based palliative and hospice support for patients in MA VBID health plans, he said.

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How Former President Carter Helped Shape Hospice Care

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As Jimmy Carter marks his sixth month in hospice care, the provider community is raising awareness by saluting the former president. The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) convened a group of hospice leaders at Times Square in New York City to commemorate Carter’s hospice experience.

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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! The Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in will be carved back out by the end of this year. Many operators were glad to see it go, but the questions the demo sought to answer still linger. Citing “operational challenges,” the U.S.

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CMS Report: Concurrent Hospice, Curative Care a Winning Proposition

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The Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in has been the focus of much attention among providers, and many are watching closely for the demonstration’s outcomes. The total net cost of care for MCCM patients was 14% less than those for a control group, generating about $7,254 in savings per individual, the report indicated.

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Why SCAN Health Plan Will Enter Hospice VBID in 2023

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The main opportunity is to ensure continuity of care for our members from primary care to end-of-life care. Some providers have said they perceive a movement towards MA as a threat to the current hospice benefit. Sachin Jain , California-based SCAN Health Plan is a $4.3

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