AXIOS May 6, 2024
As Medicare Advantage grows bigger and bigger, there’s one area the industry and regulators haven’t figured out how to make work yet: hospice.
Why it matters: The end-of-life care option is the only Medicare service that can’t be offered in the private-run alternative, which now covers over half of enrollees.
- Medicare is winding down an experiment — years earlier than expected — that let some Medicare Advantage plans offer a hospice benefit, citing operational challenges and limited interest from insurers and hospices.
Catch up quick: Usually, when a Medicare Advantage beneficiary decides to enter hospice after receiving a terminal diagnosis, traditional Medicare pays for this care while they remain enrolled in their private plan.
- That could make...
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