Tincture August 5, 2019
How does Medicare Advantage feel about Supplemental Benefits, Community Partners, and SDOH?
Supplemental Benefits for Social Determinants have become a trending topic in healthcare, well in advance of the new rule’s 2020 start date. As a quick recap, the new Supplemental Benefits program in Medicare Advantage (MA) will improve plans flexibility to spend on services and programs to support members’ social determinants of health (SDOH).
Despite widespread excitement, general expectations for the program in the first year remain lukewarm. While SDOH remains a hot topic, we’re still in the early innings of market maturity. Plans are now actively trying to figure out what their strategy should look like. A new paper published in JAMAprovides a closer look at MA plan...