On June 23, 2021, the Long-Term Quality Alliance hosted its Annual Member Meeting for LTQA members and partners. The event featured opening remarks from Carol Raphael, chair of the LTQA board, followed by a vote on the re-election of two board members, introductions and sharing of priorities by attendees, and presentations on an integrated housing and healthcare model, SASH, as … Read More
Webinar: Innovation to Enhance Long-Term Services & Supports
On June 15, Long-Term Quality Alliance and National MLTSS Health Plan Association Executive Director Mary Kaschak joined Healthsperien Senior Partner Jeanne De Sa to moderate a panel discussion focused on emerging practices and current gaps in long-term services and supports (LTSS). The panelists, including Camille Dobson, Deputy Executive Director of ADvancing States, Anne Tumlinson, founder and CEO of ATI Advisory, … Read More
Coffee Hour: Equitable Vaccine Distribution for Older Adults and Homebound Individuals
LTQA hosted a Community Coffee Hour on equitable vaccine distribution for older adults and homebound individuals on March 25th from 3-4 pm ET, featuring speakers from Justice in Aging and Commonwealth Care Alliance. While vaccinating older adults against COVID-19 has been prioritized, many older adults in communities that have been hard-hit by the virus and homebound individuals experience barriers to … Read More
Webinar: Advancing Non-Medical Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage, Part 2
On Tuesday, February 2nd, Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA) and ATI Advisory held the second part of a webinar series on advancing new, non-medical supplemental benefits in Medicare Advantage with support from The SCAN Foundation. Building on the first webinar, which explored key findings from Roadmap and Policy Brief released in November, this session featured a panel discussion exploring opportunities to … Read More
Coffee Hour: State Experiences with Long-Term Services and Supports during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted long-term services and supports (LTSS) delivery in both institutional settings and home- and community-based settings (HCBS), raising questions around what the future of LTSS will look like. In LTQA’s second Community Coffee Hour on December 14, 2020, Camille Dobson of ADvancing States and Mary Sowers of NASDDDS explored the challenges States have experienced with regard … Read More
Report: Data Brief on Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) in Plan Year 2021
Now entering their second year, Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) have grown exponentially. Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reveal that a larger share of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, as well as Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs), are now offering SSBCI. The number of MA plans offering SSBCI has increased from 267 plans in … Read More
Webinar: Part 1 – Advancing Non-Medical Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage
Title: Part 1 – Advancing Non-Medical Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage Date: December 2020 Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA), in collaboration with ATI Advisory and with support from the SCAN Foundation, hosted a webinar on key findings from our research, data analysis, and interviews with Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and providers as presented in the recently released Roadmap and Policy Brief. … Read More
Coffee Hour: Advancing Medicare-Medicaid Integration During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic due to intersecting risk factors, including chronic conditions and racial and socioeconomic disparities. On top of this, dual-eligible individuals must navigate two complex and often conflicting insurance systems to receive care. During LTQA’s inaugural Member Coffee Hour on November 17, 2020, Allison Rizer of ATI … Read More
Report: Roadmap and Policy Brief on Advancing Non-Medical Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage
The Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA) and ATI Advisory are pleased to announce the release of two new publications on new, non-medical supplemental benefits in Medicare Advantage. These resources were developed for plans, providers, and policymakers to accelerate adoption of these new benefits and to advance the Guiding Principles in practice. The two publications are: Providing Non-Medical Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage: … Read More
Data Insight: New Primarily Health-Related Benefits in 2021 Medicare Advantage Plans
ATI Advisory and LTQA have developed a new resource that presents an analysis of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) data on 2021 plan benefit packages. This data reveals that a growing number of plans are offering non-medical supplemental benefits using the expanded definition of primarily health-related benefits. The number of plans offering these supplemental benefits has increased from 499 … Read More