Comments: Medicare Advantage Reporting Requirements

Publication Date: May 2023 LTQA has submitted comments on CMS’ proposal to revise Part C Medicare Advantage Reporting Requirements to require annual submission of data on the utilization and cost of supplemental benefits. We strongly support the proposal to require Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) to submit data to CMS annually on the utilization and cost of supplemental benefits, which is … Read More

Webinar: Congressional Briefing – What is Integrated Care?

Date: April 13, 2023 Speakers:Arielle Mir, Arnold VenturesAllison Rizer, ATI AdvisoryBrandon G. Wilson, Community CatalystErin Weir Lakhmani, MathematicaMary Kaschak, LTQA On April 13, LTQA hosted a bipartisan Congressional committee educational session on integrated care for dually eligible beneficiaries for Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means committee staff. This first of a two-part briefing series provided an overview of the … Read More

Response: Senate HELP RFI on Workforce

Publication Date: February 2023 On February 16th, the Senate HELP committee held a hearing on healthcare workforce shortages. The committee leaders subsequently released a request for information on healthcare workforce shortage drivers and potential solutions. LTQA commends the committee’s commitment to identifying bipartisan solutions to remedy our nation’s health care workforce shortages. Our response calls attention to the omission of the direct care workforce … Read More

Report: A Deep Dive on In-Home, Caregiver, and Social Supports in Medicare Advantage: Can These Benefits Meaningfully Meet Member Needs and Support Independence?

Publication Date: March 2023 Four years into implementation, nearly 40% of Medicare Advantage plans are offering either expanded primarily health-related benefits (EPHRB) or Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) in 2023. This latest report, guided by the SSBCI Leadership Circle and produced by ATI Advisory and LTQA, examines why benefits that help members stay in their homes – … Read More

Webinar: A Deep Dive on In-Home Support Services, Caregiver Supports, and Social Needs Benefits: How Medicare Advantage Plans are Using These Benefits to Meaningfully Meet Members’ Needs

Event Date: March 13, 2023 Speakers: Narda Ipakchi, The SCAN FoundationJanice Gilmer-Gentry, BCBS KansasDavid Ruehle, Molina HealthcareChristina Wu, LTQABill Winfrey, ATI Advisory Several years into the implementation of nonmedical supplemental benefits in Medicare Advantage (MA), there is little understood about how plans are structuring and delivering these benefits to meaningfully meet members’ needs. To advance understanding of these benefits, LTQA … Read More

Announcement: LTQA Welcomes Sarita A. Mohanty to Board of Directors

LTQA is pleased to welcome Sarita A. Mohanty, MD, MPH, MBA to the LTQA Board of Directors. Dr. Mohanty serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of The SCAN Foundation, one of the largest foundations in the United States focused on improving the quality of health and life for older adults. Its mission is to advance a coordinated and … Read More

Comments: CY 2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed Rule

Publication Date: February 2023 On February 13, 2023, LTQA submitted comments on the Medicare Program; Contract Year 2024 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs proposed rule. LTQA’s comments on this Proposed Rule draw from our extensive research on nonmedical supplemental benefits in Medicare Advantage—in partnership with ATI Advisory and supported by The SCAN … Read More

Resource: Payment For Comprehensive Dementia Care: Five Key Recommendations

Publication Date: February 2023 Comprehensive dementia care management has shown great promise in improving care and supporting family caregivers. A new Health Affairs piece co-authored by LTQA Senior Fellow Nora Super offers recommendations for an alternative payment model to test and scale comprehensive dementia care.