VBID Update: Hospice Benefit Component & Medicare Advantage

This webinar will expound on the details of the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model focusing on the Hospice Benefit Component. Until recently, Medicare Advantage has traditionally covered home health patients, but never hospice. The VBID demonstration began January 1, 2021. There are 19 Medicare Advantage Organizations participating in 2023 and even more expected in 2024. In addition to hospice care, there is an expansion of palliative care services that will be offered to patients through the MAOs. This webinar will review the coverage differences for in-network versus out-of-network providers. It will also review the CMS requirements for MAOs to provide beneficiaries with broad access to the complete original Medicare hospice benefit.

This informative session is designed for administrators, directors, intake staff, authorization personnel, and billing department staff.

"Melinda was very knowledgeable on this topic - and also very understanding of the hardship this is causing and will continue to cause providers. I also appreciate that she is willing to help in the fight for the SIA payment."

-Sondra, Ogeechee Area Hospice, Inc.