Hospice News January 2, 2026
Opposition to a Medicare Advantage hospice “carve-in” remains strong in the field, though some say the lack of one creates a serious gap in the MA program.
Medicare Advantage enrollment continues to grow. As of 2025, 54% of Medicare beneficiaries were enrolled in Medicare Advantage, about 31.4 million people, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. However, MA health plans, by design, do not cover hospice care. When an MA beneficiary elects hospice, they transition to the traditional Medicare benefit, though they may keep their Medicare Advantage coverage for care or services deemed unrelated to their terminal condition.
Conversations about a potential carve-in persist in the halls of federal government, according to Logan Hoover, vice president of policy and government relations...
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