Report: A Deep Dive on In-Home, Caregiver, and Social Supports in Medicare Advantage: Can These Benefits Meaningfully Meet Member Needs and Support Independence?

Publication Date: March 2023 Four years into implementation, nearly 40% of Medicare Advantage plans are offering either expanded primarily health-related benefits (EPHRB) or Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) in 2023. This latest report, guided by the SSBCI Leadership Circle and produced by ATI Advisory and LTQA, examines why benefits that help members stay in their homes – … Read More

Comments: CY 2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed Rule

Publication Date: February 2023 On February 13, 2023, LTQA submitted comments on the Medicare Program; Contract Year 2024 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs proposed rule. LTQA’s comments on this Proposed Rule draw from our extensive research on nonmedical supplemental benefits in Medicare Advantage—in partnership with ATI Advisory and supported by The SCAN … Read More

Resource: Payment For Comprehensive Dementia Care: Five Key Recommendations

Publication Date: February 2023 Comprehensive dementia care management has shown great promise in improving care and supporting family caregivers. A new Health Affairs piece co-authored by LTQA Senior Fellow Nora Super offers recommendations for an alternative payment model to test and scale comprehensive dementia care.

Report: Results of LTQA Partnership with Community Living Policy Center Published in Health Affairs

Release date: January 2023 LTQA partnered with Brandeis University’s Community Living Policy Center on a study examining excess mortality among Medicaid home-and community-based services (HCBS) recipients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on data across twelve states shared by several members of the National MLTSS Health Plan Association during 2020, researchers found that younger Medicaid HCBS recipients faced high excess mortality … Read More