tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2018 Issue 4

Industry Notes: Medicare Adds Non-Skilled Home Care to MA Plans

A change to Medicare Advantage plan structure may benefit home care providers as well as patients. CMS is proposing to include "non-skilled inhome supports" in Medicare Advantage plans in 2019, the agency says in a release. "We are focused on addressing the specific needs of beneficiaries and providing new flexibilities for Medicare Advantage plans to offer new health-related benefits," CMS Administrator Seema Verma says. "This is a big win for patients." CMS previously didn't allow "daily maintenance" items and services, it says in the release. Under the new policy, "CMS would allow supplemental benefits if they compensate...

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