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Why SCAN Health Plan Will Enter Hospice VBID in 2023

Hospice News

SCAN Health Plan is among the Medicare Advantage (MA) payers entering the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) payment demonstration in 2023. The four-year program — often called the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in — launched Jan. 1, 2021, with 53 participating health plans. This number grew to 115 in 2022.

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How Hospices Can Adapt to a Changing Competitive Landscape

Hospice News

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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How ACO Flex Could Make Hospice ‘Top of Mind’ with Primary Care Providers

Hospice News

Collaborations with participants in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation’s (CMMI) Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Primary Care Flex demo could allow hospices to leverage their skill sets to access more patients. Hospices and palliative care providers can come to ACOs by two main avenues.

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