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Genevive, Medica and 10 Senior Care Organizations Partner to Offer Innovative Medicare Advantage Plans
On October 8, 2019 by Jodi Boyne
Seniors living in 78 Twin Cities-area long-term care and assisted living communities will have a new Medicare Advantage health coverage option to select for 2020 coverage if they qualify for its coverage requirements.
Skilled Nursing Services Have an Advantage in Medicare Advantage I-SNP
On September 16, 2019 by Jodi Boyne
A recent article in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News shared that long-term nursing home residents enrolled in UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage Institutional Special Needs Plans (I-SNPs) are 112% more likely to use skilled nursing services than those with Medicare fee-for-service plans.
LeadingAge Webinar to Address Provider-Led Institutional Special Needs Plans
On January 8, 2019 by Jonathan Lips
A Jan. 16 webinar from LeadingAge national will provide an overview of Institutional Special Needs Plans (I-SNPs). An I-SNP is a type of Medicare managed care plan that is designed explicitly to serve the needs of Medicare beneficiaries needing a nursing home level of care. Aging services providers are exploring I-SNPs as an opportunity to lead a payment model that financially rewards them for redesigning care and services to lower cost and improve outcomes through a more integrated approach, but there are considerable challenges and financial risks that providers should be aware of before going down this path.