Hospice News October 3, 2022
Only 10 new Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will offer home-based palliative care as a primarily health-related benefit for 2023, but payers may be offering those services through other programs.
Among Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits, in-home support services and caregiver support saw the most year-over-year growth for 2023. The number of plans offering home-based palliative care will rise to 157 next year from 147 in 2022, according to an analysis by ATI Advisory. This does not include special supplemental benefits for the chronically ill (SSBCI).
These benefits are voluntary components of the Medicare Advantage program and are among the few avenues for reimbursement for palliative care providers.
But the relatively small increase in plans doesn’t necessarily signal a lack of interest,...
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