Authors: Elexa Rallos and Tyler Overstreet Cromer On August 26, the Supreme Court struck down the administration’s temporary moratorium on evictions in communities with high levels of COVID-19 infections. This moratorium suspended evictions in over 90 percent of...
While traditional insurance companies sponsor most Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, a growing number of long-term care (LTC) providers—nursing and assisted living facilities—are forming health plans, using special needs plan (SNP) authority under the MA program to focus...
Social need is (rightfully) a growing focus among healthcare policy makers – with recognition that social determinants have considerable impact on one’s health and well-being. There’s a high prevalence of social need among Medicare beneficiaries, with nearly a fifth...
Beginning in January 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is adding a hospice component to the Medicare Advantage Value Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model. Despite calls to delay the start of the hospice component in VBID, CMS is moving ahead,...
The COVID-19 pandemic will impose unprecedented stresses on our Nation’s hospitals, whose capacity falls well short of the projected demand for beds. As one option to expand capacity, public health officials should consider the possible contribution of post-acute...
