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Value-Based Insurance Design Model Incorporation of the Medicare Hospice Benefit into Medicare Advantage

Guidance for Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) to participate in the component incorporating the Medicare hospice benefit into Medicare Advantage (MA) of the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model (“hospice benefit component”) for Calendar Year (CY) 2021.

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: January 01, 2020

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