CMS Issues Billing Guidance Related to Planned Test of Hospice-MA Carve-In

—Despite MA Coverage under Demonstration, Hospices Will Continue to Submit Claims to MACs As announced first in January 2019, starting in calendar year (CY) 2021 (and through CY2024) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin a demonstration program under the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) model to test coverage of hospice care as…

CMS Releases Long-awaited Details on MA/Hospice Carve-in

Demonstration Planned for CY2021 Late December 19, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Applications (RFA) for the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model Incorporation of the Medicare Hospice Benefit into Medicare Advantage (MA), through which it is seeking participation by MA plans.  Eligible MA plans in all states and…