Tag: Medicare Services

Telehealth: Key Takeaways from The CY2022 PFS Final Rule

Telehealth: Key Takeaways from The CY2022 PFS Final Rule

In November 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (“Final Rule”) which includes several telehealth policy updates that will go into effect in calendar year 2022.1  As a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”),  CMS expanded the availability of telehealth through the use of […]
In-Network, Complex COVID-19 Hospitalizations Cost More Than $128K

In-Network, Complex COVID-19 Hospitalizations Cost More Than $128K

COVID-19 hospitalization costs varied by state, with the highest in-network cost averaging $128,650. According to a new FAIR Health study, COVID-19 hospitalization cost varies by state, with complex hospitalizations for COVID-19 in-network average cost maxing out at $128,650. “Behind the numbers of our COVID-19 Cost Tracker are the individuals who have contracted COVID-19. As a […]
Newly expanded supplemental benefits in Medicare Advantage grew 43% for 2022

Newly expanded supplemental benefits in Medicare Advantage grew 43% for 2022

Along with that growth, the number of plans offering more than one benefit increased 15%, from 175 to 202. The findings show that under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ reinterpretation of “primarily health-related” benefits, supplemental benefit offerings in Medicare Advantage – such as home-based palliative care, in-home support services, caregiver support and therapeutic […]
More Medicare Advantage plans will offer nonmedical benefits in 2022, finds Avalere

More Medicare Advantage plans will offer nonmedical benefits in 2022, finds Avalere

  More plans will offer meals, nutrition, transportation or in-home support services at a $0 premium in 2022. Ahead of the annual election period, which began on October 15, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published information on MA and Part D plan (PDP) premiums, benefit offerings and star ratings. Avalere analyzed that data […]