Skilled Nursing News November 4, 2019
Medicare Advantage plans are rapidly expanding the supplemental benefits recently approved by the federal government, with 116 plans offering more than one of these services for the 2020 contract year. Those supplemental benefits provide more options for care at home for beneficiaries — and could potentially represent paths away from the skilled nursing setting.
In 2019, by comparison, none of the plans offered more than one of these benefits in 2019, according to a new report from the actuarial consulting firm Milliman that was commissioned by the Better Medicare Alliance (BMA).
In April 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services allowed Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to offer non-skilled, in-home care services, marking the first time the agency allowed supplemental...
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