Home-Based Palliative Care, In-Home Support Services, Caregiver Support, and More

CMS’s reinterpretation of “primarily health-related” benefits has led to more Medicare Advantage (MA) plans offering services such as in-home support services, home-based palliative care, support for caregivers and therapeutic massage for 2022, according to a new analysis from Milliman.

The number of MA plans that will offer one of five selected benefits grew 43% from 2021, to 824 plans, while 202 plans will offer at least two of the benefits next year, up from 175 plans in 2021.