Hospice News March 12, 2024
Regulatory moves toward greater transparency in Medicare Advantage could swing into the realm of palliative care payment.
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a Request for Information (RFI) on ways to improve data sharing and increasing transparency in Medicare Advantage.
Greater transparency within the Medicare Advantage arena could help shed light on palliative care utilization and reimbursement trends taking shape in value-based models, said Edo Banach, partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP and strategic advisor of Edo Solutions LLC.
Having a wider lens into palliative care delivery and payment in MA could also help set the bar around more standardized services and quality standards, according to Banach.
“Transparency is something that’s going to allow...