Home Health Care News January 17, 2025
Last year, many major Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations released previews of what benefits they planned to offer seniors this year.
Many of these organizations have moved away from offering plans that include home-based care services. In fact, ATI Advisory found that fewer MA plans were offering benefits, such as in-home services and support, as well as support for caregivers compared to the previous year.
Specifically, in-home support services dropped from 15% in 2024 to 10% to 2025. Support for caregivers went from 9% in 2024 to 6% in 2025.
Instead, more plans are offering benefits focused on food, transportation, and housing, ATI Advisory noted in an analysis of 2025 nonmedical supplemental MA benefits.
Despite plans moving away from home-based care...