Hospice News November 24, 2021
Hospice News recently sat down with Kirk Allen, senior vice president of the home care segment at Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) to discuss the payer’s perspective on the first year of the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) demonstration.
Some hospices have reported seen gaps between the Medicare Advantage carve-in’s design and its results. Humana told Hospice News that the company is encouraged by the demonstration’s progress to date, and that “a great deal of opportunity” exists in evolving hospice provider and payer relationships.
The carve-in began with a small start of 53 Medicare Advantage plans participating in 2021. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) indicated that participation will double next year to a total...
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