Post-Acute Care Needs of Medicaid Patients
After discharge from an acute care facility, patients covered by Medicaid and those covered by commercial insurance tend to have different requirements in several subtle, yet important ways.
Improving Management of Infused Specialty Medications
Highlighting the 4 steps that health plans can take to create an effective infused medication management strategy.
Medicare Advantage Expansion Foreshadows Growth of Home-Based Palliative Care Population Health Solutions
As the nation’s senior population booms, and more of them turn to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for coverage, expect growing reliance on home-based population health palliative care solutions, especially now that CMS has approved coverage of supplemental benefits.
Why Health Plans Should Focus on Post-Acute Care
The costs of post-acute care have been rising faster on average than those of all other sectors of the healthcare market, with a 70% increase in a decade. As much as 40% of the total costs of a hospitalizable event is spent on post-acute care.
Non-Verbal Communication in a Post-Acute Care Environment
When it comes to healthcare, proper attunement to and interpretation of patients’ non-verbal communication is particularly important.
Social Determinants of Health: Critical for Improving Patient Care, Quality of Life
The traditional one-size-fits-all benefits strategy is facing a new era of complexity with 2018 finalized guidance and policies from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) enabling Medicare Advantage (MA) programs to expand the supplemental benefits1 afforded to beneficiaries.
LTC Interventions Help Improve Quality of Life
Loneliness and social isolation, the complete or near-complete lack of contact between an individual and society, can be acutely troublesome for seniors. That is particularly true for those who are experiencing a serious or advanced illness, where symptoms and impaired mobility make the effort required to socialize with friends and family challenging.