Fierce Healthcare November 18, 2020
The number of Medicare Advantage plans offering at least one of five expanded supplemental benefits increased 64% for the 2021 coverage year compared with 2020, a new analysis finds.
The analysis released Wednesday by the advocacy group Better Medicare Alliance comes as plans can offer wider benefits on adult day care and home-based palliative care among other expanded benefits for 2021.
“With the uptake of these benefits expanding yet again … it’s clear that CMS’ flexibilities have met a need and Medicare Advantage plans are responding with innovations in benefits and care delivery,” said BMA President Allyson Schwartz in a statement.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services greatly expanded in 2018 and 2019 the types and flexibility of supplemental...
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