Modern Healthcare June 7, 2018
Insurance companies may decline to offer additional benefits outlined in a new federal law in an effort to dissuade frail seniors from joining their Medicare Advantage programs, according to a new analysis published Wednesday.
The Chronic Care Act, which passed earlier this year, allows insurance companies offering MA plans to pay for non-medical services like installation of raised toilet seats and grab bars in bathrooms or provision of hearing aids, scooters or personal care services. Experts have predicted that covering these services would reduce emergency department use and readmissions.
The law’s goal was to integrate coverage and access to both medical and non-medical services. Under the statute, Medicare Advantage plans can offer these new benefits starting in 2020.
But insurance...
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