WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ATI Advisory, a
research and advisory services firm working to transform the
delivery of healthcare and aging services for older adults,
released a data brief and chartbook today showing a 253-percent
increase in the number of Medicare Advantage plans offering special
non-medical and other targeted benefits in 2021.
Supported by a grant from The SCAN Foundation, ATI Advisory
analyzed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) data
on Medicare Advantage plan benefit package offerings for a
relatively new category: Special Supplemental Benefits for the
Chronically Ill (SSBCI).
These findings show an increasing number of Medicare Advantage
plans are choosing to offer these non-medical and other targeted
benefits in their supplemental benefit packages. In 2020, the first
year SSBCI were available, only 267 plans offered SSBCI. Now in
their second year, SSBCI are available in 942 plans, and certain
SSBCI are available in at least one plan in every county in the
nation.
"We are seeing exponential growth in SSBCI and in particular
benefits that help meet very real needs for chronically ill
Medicare beneficiaries – needs exacerbated by COVID-19 – things
like meals, food and produce, social needs supports, and indoor air
quality equipment and services," said Tyler
Cromer, Principal at ATI Advisory.
"We are encouraged to see more Medicare beneficiaries with
complex care needs having access to these critical non-medical
benefits," said Sarita Mohanty, MD,
President and CEO of The SCAN Foundation. "We hope to see the new
administration and Congress continue to allow health plans the
flexibility to offer these important services, and with a greater
focus on reaching diverse, previously underserved communities."
Read the data brief and view the accompanying chartbook at:
https://atiadvisory.com/special-supplemental-benefits-for-the-chronically-ill-in-plan-year-2021/.
About ATI Advisory
ATI Advisory is a research and advisory services firm working to
transform the delivery of healthcare and aging services for older
adults. By providing insight and strategy backed by original
research, ATI helps organizations lead and deliver change in senior
healthcare and long-term services and supports systems. For more
information, visit www.atiadvisory.com.
About The SCAN Foundation
The SCAN Foundation is an independent public charity advancing a
coordinated and easily navigated system of high-quality services
for older adults that preserve dignity and independence. For more
information, visit www.TheSCANFoundation.org.
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