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MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SSBCI AND NEW PRIMARILY HEALTH-RELATED SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS LANDSCAPE THE ISSUE Medicare Advantage plans can now offer a wide range of benefits to address the needs of the aging population, through newly expanded supplemental benefits. This expansion gives plans more flexibility to meet member needs for non-medical supports and services and to address social ... SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS FOR THE CHRONICALLY ILL (SSBCI) AND NEW PRIMARILY HEALTH RELATED BENEFITS

Senior living and nursing home facilities create value to by supporting residents with complex health needs. Forward-thinking operators are unlocking this value to strengthen the care of residents and improve financial outcomes.

Non-primarily health benefits are now available through Medicare Advantage programs. With support from partners, we developed principles to guide stakeholders in developing, offering, delivering, and using these new benefits.

In 2019, Medicare suddenly became more than the acute/post-acute, medical program it has been for more than...

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...

Medicare Advantage plans can now offer a wide range of diverse benefits to address the needs of the aging population, through newly expanded supplemental benefits. This expansion...