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Hospices Get Creative to Succeed in VBID

Hospice News

Often called the Medicare Advantage carve-in, the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) model is now in its third year. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the demo through 2030. Recently, the U.S.

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

Hospice News

Originally slated to end in 2024, CMS recently extended the hospice component of the value-based insurance design model (VBID) to 2023. The program launched in 2021, coinciding with the height of the pandemic. Participation was small in year one. The agency has yet to release 2022 results.

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