Key Advantages of Medicare Advantage Plans Versus FFS Medicare

April 20, 2022acoNo CommentsBMA, fee-for-service, FFS, Medicare, Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage plans may provide better access to care and lower healthcare spending for enrollees, compared to fee-for-service Medicare, according to a study from ATI Advisory conducted on behalf of Better Medicare Alliance (BMA). “Medicare Advantage continues to demonstrate that it offers important cost protections and value for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries,” said Allison Rizer, principal at ATI Advisory…

What’s driving the transition to value-based care?

April 19, 2022acoACOs, MA, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Risk, value based, vbc

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us it’s possible for the health care system to transform care delivery—and quickly. We saw vaccines come to market in record time, heightened cross-industry collaboration to track vaccine statuses, and virtual care use surge. Similarly, the pandemic demonstrated that value-based care delivery models, where payment is based on outcomes versus the…

Value-Based Payment Models Associated with Lower Acute Care Use

March 22, 2022acoAPMs, FFS, MA, Medicare Advantage, Physician Compensation, value-based payment

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries whose primary care organization participated in a value-based payment model saw lower rates of hospitalizations, observation stays, and emergency department visits, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. Value-based payment models incentivize providers to deliver quality care while keeping healthcare spending low. As stakeholders see positive results, Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans have shifted toward…

Trends in Characteristics of Fee-For-Service Medicare and Medicare Advantage Enrollees

February 14, 2022acoFFS, Medicare, Medicare Advantage

Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage) enrollment has grown more rapidly than fee-for-service Medicare Enrollment in the last decade, raising questions about changes in the characteristics of different enrollee populations for Medicare Part A only, Medicare Part A & B and Medicare Part C. Microsoft’s Precision Population Health Group partnered with CareJourney to advance understanding of…

Along with rate increase for MA plans, CMS pitches closer look at social determinants of health

February 3, 2022acoMedicare Advantage, SDOH

CMS is proposing a nearly 8% revenue increase for Medicare Advantage plans next year, according to a proposed payment plan released Wednesday. The overall rate increase for 2023 includes a 4.75% effective growth rate and a 3.5% average increase in risk scores. The risk-adjusted benchmark trend, which analysts peg as the key number, comes out…

FLAACOS 2021 VBC PANEL SURVEY: A Summary of ACOExhibitHall.com Advisory Board Responses

December 2, 2021Garrett SchmittNo Commentsaccountable care, ACO, ACO infrastructure, ACOEH, advisory board, alternative payment models, APMs, CMMI, COVID-19, FLAACOs, Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model, Medicare Advantage, SDOH, social determinants of health, Survey, value-based care, value-based contracting, value-based infrastructure, vbc

On November 4, 2021, the Executive VP of the ACO ExhibitHall.com (ACOEH), John Schmitt, Ph.D., MBA, served as Panel Moderator of the FLAACOS 2021 Conference session titled “How to successfully transition from fee-for-service medicine to value-based care”. He was joined by Dr. Brent Staton, CEO of CCHI (ACO), as well as Rachel Corbitt, Executive Director,…

Health Systems Set Sights on Risk-Based Payment in Medicare Advantage

November 17, 2021Garrett SchmittNo Commentsalternative payment models, APMs, health systems, Healthcare Financial Management Association, HFMA, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, risk-based payment, value-based APMs, value-based reimbursement

Health systems are planning to advance their risk-based payment strategies by taking on more upside or downside risk, professional capitation, or global capitation in Medicare Advantage lines of business in 2022, according to a recent survey. The executive survey conducted by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) for the Guidehouse Center for Health Insights found that…

A Trio of Value Based Care Surveys Indicate Technology Opportunities to Address Administrative Challenges

November 10, 2021Garrett SchmittNo Commentsadministration, CMS, CMS APMs, Commercial Contracts, DEC, Direct Employer Contracted, healthcare administration, healthcare technology, managed Medicaid, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, surveys, technology, value-based care, vbc

The Guidehouse Center for Health Insights has just released analysis of an executive survey in conjunction with HFMA, the 2021 Risk-Based Healthcare Market Trends, that found health systems appear to be going big into risk sharing in 2022, with these percentages of respondents planning to advance into upside/downside risk sharing, professional capitation or global capitation for:…

BMA: Medicare Advantage Offers Lower Costs, Better Benefits Than FFS

October 21, 2021Garrett SchmittNo Commentsfee-for-service, FFS, Medicare, Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage plans offer members additional benefits and require less spending from the federal government compared to fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare, according to a report commissioned by Better Medicare Alliance’s Center for Innovation in Medicare Advantage. The management consulting company Milliman conducted the report by analyzing FFS Medicare and Medicare Advantage cost, enrollment, and benefit data from CMS…

Has a New Policy Fault Line Opened Up Around APMs?

October 4, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsACO, ACOs, alternative payment models, America's Physician Groups, APG, APMs, direct contracting, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, MSSP

As we reported in a news article on Sept. 30, “A dispute has arisen over controversial statements made by two prominent healthcare policy leaders around the Medicare Advantage program. On Sept. 30, Donald Berwick, M.D., and Richard Gilfillan, M.D., published an article in the Health Affairs Blog entitled “Medicare Advantage, Direct Contracting, And The Medicare ‘Money Machine,’ Part 2:…

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