2024 Hospice Year in Review and Looking Forward to 2025

As we close out 2024, Hospice has had a roller coaster ride for sure during this year and that will continue into 2025.

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Understanding the Impact Medicare Open Enrollment has on Your Agency

Medicare Open Enrollment runs from October 15 to December 7, granting patients the opportunity to switch from traditional Medicare to a Medicare Advantage plan or move from one Medicare Advantage plan to another. This time of year can be challenging, not only for your agency, which may be impacted by patients’ decisions, but also for patients and their families as they navigate the process and determine the best choices for themselves or their loved ones.

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CMS Provides Clarifications on the Conclusion of the Hospice VBID Demonstration

Earlier this month, CMS released new information regarding the development that the hospice VBID demonstration would be terminated, effective December 31, 2024. With the VBID demonstration ending, there were many questions regarding the impact on patients, specifically concerning payers and benefits.

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Strategies for Navigating the Surge of Home Health Medical Reviews

Home Health Medical Review is experiencing another surge, although not as significant as the escalation observed in hospice. Nevertheless, it’s proving to be a challenge for several home health agencies.

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VBID Model Hospice Carve-In to End in December 2024

The Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) model has included a hospice carve-in since 2021. Shockingly, it has been announced within the VBID demonstration framework that the hospice carve-in will conclude on December 31, 2024.

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2024 Medicare Eligibility Verification Strategies for Home Health and Hospice

As we enter the new year, it is crucial to conduct a new Eligibility Verification Run for every patient on your census in both Home Health and Hospice. This will ensure that the correct payer is billed for patient care.

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2024 Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model Update

Under the VBID model, hospices are subject to the activity involved in the demonstration when a patient is enrolled in one of the participating benefit plan packages. In September 2023, the VBID demonstration participation list was updated, as it is every September, for the period of January through December of 2024.

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Open Enrollment of Medicare Advantage plans and the Impact it Could Have on Your Agency

In this Monday Minute, we discuss Open Enrollment for the Medicare benefit and the impact it could have on Home Health and Hospice agencies.

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Reviewing the Implications of the Recent VBID Model Update (VIDEO)

In this week’s Monday Minute, we discuss the recent update to the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) model, which includes the Hospice benefit.

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Medicare Open Enrollment and its Impact on Home Health and Hospice (VIDEO)

This Monday Minute discusses the Medicare Open Enrollment period and how that impacts both Home Health and Hospice agencies.

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2023 Update on the VBID Model’s Hospice Component (VIDEO)

In this Monday Minute, we discuss the recent 2023 information related to the Hospice component of the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model.

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Brief Announcement Regarding Medicare Advantage (VIDEO)

This Monday Minute will briefly review the recent CMS rule regarding cost-sharing and the phases of VBID preparation for 2023.

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VBID Awareness as Hospice enters 2022 (VIDEO)

This Monday Minute will touch some very key points for Hospices in regard to the VBID demonstration.

The VBID demonstration started, of course in 2021, and will continue in 2022 into phase two. With 2022 beginning there are going to be several Medicare Advantage Plans added to the VBID model.

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Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model: Hospice and Medicare Advantage in 2022 (VIDEO)

This Monday Minute will take you through a brief update on the 2022 VBID model, which includes Hospice in the Medicare Advantage Organization plans that have volunteered to participate in the VBID demonstration.

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Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model: Medicare Advantage – Hospice Carve-in

Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model was developed for CMS to test a broad array of Medicare Advantage (MA) health plan innovations designed to reduce Medicare program expenditures, enhance the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries, and improve the coordination and efficiency of health care service delivery. The goal is for the VBID Model to contribute to the modernization of MA and test whether these model components improve health outcomes and lower expenditures for MA enrollees.

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