Medicare Advantage Growth May Bode Well for Palliative Care

An article published in Palliative Care News describes how Medicare Advantage is currently providers' best bet for palliative care reimbursement. Enrollment in Medicare Advantage (MA) has continued to grow, and now more beneficiaries are covered through MA than through traditional Medicare. With the dominance of MA, expectations are that opportunities to support high-value services such as palliative care—particularly when a provider can demonstrate strong outcomes—will expand. Already, 157 MA plans have added home-based palliative care benefits, and some see the opportunity to move from fee-for-service to a monthly bundled payment.