The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) challenged hospital bed capacity severely limiting access to critical medical services in patients’ time of need. In response, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) collaborated with outside experts to develop what
Lessons from CMS’ Acute Hospital Care at Home Initiative
December 2024
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Lessons from CMS’ Acute Hospital Care at Home Initiative
The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) challenged hospital bed capacity severely limiting access to critical medical services in patients’ time of need. In response, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) collaborated with outside experts to develop what ultimately became the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) initiative, which is set to expire on December 31, 2024, unless Congress takes action to extend it. After three years of implementation experience, early lessons on quality, cost, and care experiences have begun to inform the future of CMS’ program and related efforts in Read more about Lessons from CMS’ Acute Hospital Care at Home Initiative - Blog
Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model to End after Calendar Year 2025: Excess Costs Associated with the Model Unable to be Addressed by Policy Changes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is terminating the Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) model at the end of 2025 due to the model’s substantial and unmitigable costs to the Medicare Trust Funds. Excess costs to the Medicare Trust Funds of this magnitude — $2.3 billion in Calendar Year (CY) 2021 and $2.2 billion in CY 2022 associated with the VBID model, based on the prior and forthcoming evaluation reports, respectively — are unprecedented in CMS Innovation Center models. Additional analyses of model performance and policy options demonstrated that Read more about Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model to End after Calendar Year 2025: Excess Costs Associated with the Model Unable to be Addressed by Policy Changes