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How Increased Medicare Advantage Transparency Could Impact Palliative Care

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Want to read more palliative care-focused content like this? Subscribe to Palliative Care News today ! Regulatory moves toward greater transparency in Medicare Advantage could swing into the realm of palliative care payment. The proposed changes would take effect Jan.

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

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When deployed at scale, palliative care can help achieve many of the health care systems current goals, including reduced costs, improved patient satisfaction and quality of life. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) takes a multifaceted approach to further palliative care integration.

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Dynamics of Palliative Care Delivery in a Potential Medicare Benefit

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A moving target in palliative care delivery is whether or not these services should have a dedicated benefit in the Medicare system. Part of this question in palliative care is asking whether we are okay with the diversity of models. What we’ve seen grow is the interest in now defining a model for palliative care.

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The Role of Medicare Advantage in Growing Palliative Care Services

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For the time being, Medicare Advantage may be providers’ best bet for palliative care reimbursement. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) also allows Medicare Advantage plans to cover palliative care as a supplemental benefit.

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Medicare Advantage Crackdown Could Dampen Palliative Care Growth

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Federal regulators are cracking down on the private insurers that administer Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. In turn, that could dampen the growth of palliative care supplemental benefits in MA moving forward. Broadly, MA plans have been expanding supplemental benefits to include palliative care since 2018, when the U.S.

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7 Nonprofit Hospices Form Integrity Care Partners Palliative Care Venture

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A group of seven nonprofit hospices has launched a palliative care organization branded as Integrity Care Partners. The founding organizations are each members of the Texas Nonprofit Hospice Alliance, a regional collaborative of which Integrity Care Partners is an extension.

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Medicare Advantage Transparency Efforts Could Impact Hospices

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Want to read more palliative care-focused content? Subscribe to Palliative Care News today ! Recent efforts to increase transparency within Medicare Advantage may impact hospice reimbursement. Part of that is making sure we continue to make Medicare a more equitable and accessible program in every way.

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