Medicare Advantage
How to Maximize Your Medicare Advantage
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 […]
Read MoreCMS Announces MA Plans to Participate in CY2024 MA VBID Hospice Benefit Component
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 […]
Read MoreHow to Maximize Your Medicare Advantage
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 […]
Read MoreHow to Maximize Your Medicare Advantage
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 […]
Read MoreHHFMA/NAHC Medicare Advantage Webinar Series, Part 3: TACTICS
Tuesday, June 6 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT REGISTER Home Care providers are struggling with the impacts of shifting the Medicare-eligible population into Medicare Advantage Managed Care plans (MA Plans). Forward-looking providers are asking important questions, such as: What are the implications of current demographic trends? What operational and financial issues should providers expect […]
Read MoreHHFMA Webinar: Medicare Advantage Planning Considerations, Part 2
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM REGISTER Home Care providers are struggling with the impacts of the shift in the Medicare eligible population into Medicare Advantage Managed Care plans (MA Plans). This second session in the Medicare Advantage series builds on learnings from the MA Plan Landscape session and will explore MA […]
Read MoreCMS Finalizes CY 2024 Medicare Advantage Rule
On April 5, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule: Contract Year 2024 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly that implements several provisions from a December 27, 2022 proposed rule […]
Read MoreHHFMA Webinar Series: Medicare Advantage Planning Considerations, Part 2
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM REGISTER Free to all HHFMA members! Get your coupon code below. Home Care providers are struggling with the impacts of the shift in the Medicare eligible population into Medicare Advantage Managed Care plans (MA Plans). This second session in the Medicare Advantage series builds on learnings […]
Read MoreCMS to Extend MA VBID Hospice Component Model
Future Changes include Tightened Hospice Choice, Enhanced Concurrent Care Benefits On March 23, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announced its intent to extend the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model (MA VBID) through 2030. While CMMI did not explicitly indicate that the Hospice Component of […]
Read MoreThe Medicare Advantage Webinar Series Starts Today!
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 2:00 – 3:30 PM EDT REGISTER Home Care providers are struggling with the impacts of shifting the Medicare-eligible population into Medicare Advantage Managed Care plans (MA Plans). Forward-looking providers are asking important questions, such as: What are the implications of current demographic trends? What operational and financial issues should providers expect […]
Read MoreCMS Proposes Policy Changes for MA plans
On December 27, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule titled Medicare Program; Contract Year 2024 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D Overpayment Provisions of the Affordable Care Act and […]
Read MoreCMS Issues Request for Applicants for Fourth Year of Model to Test Hospice Coverage under Medicare Advantage
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has issued its Request for Applications (RFA) for Calendar Year (CY) 2024 of the Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Hospice Component Model (Model). CY2024 will be the fourth (and, as currently planned, final) year of the model to test […]
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