Most Medicare Advantage plans now offer a number of supplemental benefits (Dental, vision, OTC, fitness, transportation, etc.) to attract more enrollees and reduce the need for more costly medical services. Despite the explosion of supplemental benefits, the utilization of these benefits remains very low and there is not enough evidence to support the ROI. When…
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Enhanced care management for supplemental benefits
With supplemental benefits, many Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are attempting to address both the medical and social risks. The supplemental benefits include health-related services such as vision, dental, and hearing as well as services to address SDoH such as transportation, meal delivery, structural home modifications, pest control, etc. Most supplemental benefits are offered to members…
Streamlining MA supplemental benefits
What are supplemental benefits in Medicare Advantage? Medicare Advantage plans cover all hospital and medical services provided under original Medicare. Outside of Medicare-covered services, MA plans provide additional coverage with supplemental benefits for their enrollees' health and social needs. These benefits include vision, dental, transportation, access to meals, hearing aids, gym memberships, and more. Who…