Advocates, Plans Seek More Supplemental Benefits For Chronically Ill

Physician groups and insurance plans applauded CMS for proposing new supplemental benefits for the chronically ill in a draft call letter released at the end of January and urged CMS to allow for updates to the list of eligible conditions and to issue guidance on marketing benefits. The 2020 Advance Notice and Draft Call Letter, released by CMS on Jan. 30, proposes Medicare Advantage plans be allowed to offer separate supplemental benefits (SSBCI) to chronically ill enrollees in 2020 ...