Event Date: February 2, 2024 1:00-2:00 PM ET Speakers: On February 2, LTQA, ATI Advisory, and The SCAN Foundation held a webinar to explore the current landscape of nonmedical supplemental benefits in Medicare Advantage (MA) and how these new benefits are delivering value for beneficiaries, plans, and policymakers. Featuring Sarita Mohanty, President and CEO of The SCAN Foundation, and Purva … 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
Member Roundtable: Demystifying the 2024 Medicare Advantage & Part D Proposed Rule Implications for LTSS (Members Only)
LTQA has long served as a “big table,” convening organizations to discuss policy issues around LTSS. In 2023, we will be holding quarterly member-only roundtables that highlight areas of specific relevance to our members around LTSS. We held our first member roundtable on the 2024 Medicare Advantage & Part D proposed rule. There has been a significant shift in Medicare … Read More
Report and Webinar: Policy Recommendations for Congress to Advance New Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage
Publication Date: May 2022 Based on several years of research tracking the initial implementation and progress of Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) in Medicare Advantage, a new policy report from LTQA and ATI Advisory outlines three policy recommendations for Congress to advance supplemental benefits for Medicare beneficiaries with complex care needs. Broadly, these include modifying eligibility criteria … Read More
Webinar: The Future of New Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage
Event Date: May 17, 2022 Speakers: Meena Seshamani, Director of Medicare , Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)Kali Peterson, Program Officer, The SCAN FoundationMary Kaschak, Chief Executive Officer, LTQA Panelist: Tyler Cromer, Principal, ATI AdvisoryKelly Cronin, Deputy Administrator, Center for Innovation and Partnership, Administration for Community LivingChristine Aguiar Lynch, Vice President of Medicare and Managed Long-Term Services and Supports, … Read More
Webinar: Delivering on the Promise of the CHRONIC Care Act
Event Date: November 16, 2021 Speakers: Kali Peterson, Program Officer, The SCAN FoundationTyler Cromer, Principal, ATI AdvisoryMary Kaschak, Chief Executive Officer, LTQA Panelists:Kelly Cronin, Deputy Administrator, Center for Innovation and Partnership, Administration for Community LivingKatherine Peters, Sr. Director, Medicare Product, Centene CorporationAndy Friedell, CEO and Founder, healthAlign On Tuesday, November 16, from 1-2 pm ET, LTQA and ATI Advisory held … Read More
Webinar: Advancing Non-Medical Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage, Part 2
On Tuesday, February 2nd, Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA) and ATI Advisory held the second part of a webinar series on advancing new, non-medical supplemental benefits in Medicare Advantage with support from The SCAN Foundation. Building on the first webinar, which explored key findings from Roadmap and Policy Brief released in November, this session featured a panel discussion exploring opportunities to … Read More
Webinar: Part 1 – Advancing Non-Medical Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage
Title: Part 1 – Advancing Non-Medical Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage Date: December 2020 Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA), in collaboration with ATI Advisory and with support from the SCAN Foundation, hosted a webinar on key findings from our research, data analysis, and interviews with Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and providers as presented in the recently released Roadmap and Policy Brief. … Read More
Webinar: Medicare Advantage and Supplemental Benefits: New Data and Principles for Implementation
The CHRONIC Care Act, implemented through the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, has provided Medicare Advantage plans new flexibilities related to offering a more expansive set of supplemental benefits known as Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI). On Wednesday, February 26 LTQA and ATI Advisory hosted a webinar to discuss these new benefits, how they differ from traditional … Read More
Briefing: Medicare Advantage and the CHRONIC Care Act
On Tuesday, January 7th, the Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA), in collaboration with Anne Tumlinson Innovations (ATI) and with support from The SCAN Foundation, held a public briefing on Medicare Advantage and the CHRONIC Care Act. This briefing served as a public gathering of influential stakeholders across the LTSS spectrum, with a focus on implementation best practices and ways the private … Read More