Hospice News August 20, 2021
Jim Parker

Annie Acs, director of policy and innovation for National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) recently spoke with Hospice News about the opportunities and challenges for hospice providers and health plans working within the value-based insurance design model (VBID), often called the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in.

With a background in health policy, Acs spent more than eight years at the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) working on the Affordable Care Act and health reform provisions, including exchange, eligibility and enrollment. Joining NHPCO in2019, she serves as the organization’s lead for work related to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models.

Acs recently met with a contingent of Medicare Advantage plans, hospice providers and CMMI staff...

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