Fierce Health Payers October 20, 2021
More Medicare Advantage plans are offering in 2022 supplemental benefits that tackle social determinants of health such as meals and transportation, a new analysis finds.
The analysis, released Tuesday by consulting firm Avalere Health, comes a few days after Medicare open enrollment started and represents a growing trend among plans to tackle health inequities.
“This early look at the benefits shows that certain types of non-medical benefits—most notably meals—are widely available at a $0 premium, whereas other types of benefits—such as in-home support services—are offered less widely,” the analysis said.
Avalere looked at MA plan benefits data from the first quarter of 2021 and the plan benefits packages for 2022 released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)....
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