Commonwealth Fund January 9, 2020
Passed with great fanfare in 2018, the CHRONIC Care Act paved the way for Medicare Advantage plans to begin covering services like adult day care, support for family caregivers, pest control, or other benefits that help members maintain or improve their health. In this issue of Transforming Care, we look at how health plans are responding to the law by changing their benefit offerings and partnering with community-based organizations to promote more holistic, patient-focused approaches to health and wellness.
You know times are changing when a health plan starts paying for dog food, as Anthem and its affiliated health plans will do in some markets this year. It’s not a marketing gimmick, but a recognition that people who rely...