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Direct Mailing Notification to Hospice Providers Regarding the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model, Hospice Benefit Component, Participating Medicare Advantage Organizations

The purpose of this Change Request (CR) is to detail the requirements of a direct mailing from the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to hospice providers. The mailing will raise general awareness of the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model, hospice benefit component and provide education on participation and billing for Medicare Advantage enrollees receiving services in affected areas.

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Final

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

Issue Date: December 13, 2023

DISCLAIMER: The contents of this database lack the force and effect of law, except as authorized by law (including Medicare Advantage Rate Announcements and Advance Notices) or as specifically incorporated into a contract. The Department may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not posted on the guidance repository, except to establish historical facts.