IMPORTANT: Please Take this MA Survey!

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TAKE THE SURVEY HERE NAHC is embarking on a landmark survey focused on the operational and financial aspects of the relationship between home health agencies (HHAs) and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The survey ties into early MA studies from NAHC that examined the relationships in 2014 and 2020. As such, the 2024 edition provides a […]

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IMPORTANT: Please Take this Survey!

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TAKE THE SURVEY HERE NAHC is embarking on a landmark survey focused on the operational and financial aspects of the relationship between home health agencies (HHAs) and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The survey ties into early MA studies from NAHC that examined the relationships in 2014 and 2020. As such, the 2024 edition provides a […]

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CMS Seeks Input on MA Plan Data

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a request for information (RFI) seeking input from the public regarding various aspects of Medicare Advantage (MA) data. Feedback from stakeholders to past CMS issued RFIs on MA plans reflected a strong desire for more comprehensive high quality MA programmatic data to increase MA program […]

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CMS Finalizes Changes to Prior Authorization Requirements

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the final rule: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, Issuers of Qualified […]

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CMS Releases CY2025 RFA for MA VBID and MA VBID Hospice Benefit Component

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released materials for Calendar Year (CY) 2025 of the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (MA VBID) model, including Requests for Applications (RFA) and a Request for Information (RFI) related to the MA VBID and MA VBID Hospice Benefit Component. Following is a link to the MA […]

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Feds Rein In Use of Predictive Software That Limits Care for Medicare Advantage Patients

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Susan Jaffe October 5, 2023 Judith Sullivan was recovering from major surgery at a Connecticut nursing home in March when she got surprising news from her Medicare Advantage plan: It would no longer pay for her care because she was well enough to go home. At the time, she could not walk more than a […]

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How to Maximize Your Medicare Advantage

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Medicare Advantage (MA) Pre-Conference The Medicare Advantage pre-conference was the most popular pre-conference at the 2023 Financial Management Conference and we’ve added one to the Home Care and Hospice Conference and Expo! An amazing group of speakers who will break down critical aspects of Medicare Advantage (MA), including its impact on agencies like yours. MA is […]

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CMS Announces MA Plans to Participate in CY2024 MA VBID Hospice Benefit Component

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On September 26, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Medicare Advantage (MA) plans that will be participating in the MA Value-Based Insurance Design Model (VBID) during calendar year 2024, including those that will offer hospice care as part of the MA benefit package. While overall the number of MA plans […]

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How to Maximize Your Medicare Advantage

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Medicare Advantage (MA) Pre-Conference The Medicare Advantage pre-conference was the most popular pre-conference at the 2023 Financial Management Conference and we’ve added one to the Home Care and Hospice Conference and Expo! An amazing group of speakers who will break down critical aspects of Medicare Advantage (MA), including its impact on agencies like yours. MA is […]

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How to Maximize Your Medicare Advantage

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Medicare Advantage (MA) Pre-Conference The Medicare Advantage pre-conference was the most popular pre-conference at the 2023 Financial Management Conference and we’ve added one to the Home Care and Hospice Conference and Expo! An amazing group of speakers who will break down critical aspects of Medicare Advantage (MA), including its impact on agencies like yours. MA is […]

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