Report: Non-Medical Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage

Read LTQA and ATI Advisory’s latest work on new, non-medical supplemental benefits in Medicare Advantage. Publications include a Progress Report, providing the latest research on the landscape of supplemental benefits, and a Policy Brief, outlining administrative policy recommendations for CMS. Recent policy developments, including the CHRONIC Care Act and administrative changes, have given Medicare Advantage (MA) plans increased flexibility to offer non-medical supplemental benefits to help meet … Read More

Report: Data Brief on Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) in Plan Year 2021

Now entering their second year, Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) have grown exponentially. Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reveal that a larger share of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, as well as Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs), are now offering SSBCI. The number of MA plans offering SSBCI has increased from 267 plans in … Read More

Report: Roadmap and Policy Brief on Advancing Non-Medical Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage

The Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA) and ATI Advisory are pleased to announce the release of two new publications on new, non-medical supplemental benefits in Medicare Advantage. These resources were developed for plans, providers, and policymakers to accelerate adoption of these new benefits and to advance the Guiding Principles in practice. The two publications are: Providing Non-Medical Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage: … Read More

Data Insight: New Primarily Health-Related Benefits in 2021 Medicare Advantage Plans

ATI Advisory and LTQA have developed a new resource that presents an analysis of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) data on 2021 plan benefit packages. This data reveals that a growing number of plans are offering non-medical supplemental benefits using the expanded definition of primarily health-related benefits. The number of plans offering these supplemental benefits has increased from 499 … Read More

Brief: Using MA Supplemental Benefits to Respond to COVID-19

May 12, 2020 ATI Advisory and LTQA developed an issue brief that highlights how Medicare Advantage plans can use supplemental benefits to meet Medicare beneficiary needs during COVID-19. MA plans can provide non-medical supplemental benefits, things like food and produce delivered to Medicare beneficiaries’ doors and outreach to address social isolation, and CMS is providing unprecedented flexibility to MA plans … Read More

Report: Guiding Principles for New Flexibility Under Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill

July 25, 2019 Older adults with complex care needs often require non-medical services and supports to complete many daily activities—things like transportation to adult day care centers, retrofitting a home for wheelchair use, and support for caregivers, among others. In January 2020, these benefits can be covered by Medicare Advantage plans to help meet individual needs and save chronically ill … Read More