title: Turning challenge into opportunity: what home care needs to know about Medicare advantage.
abstract: With multiple payors having different rules, paperwork, and payment models, the challenge is that MA plans typically focus time and attention on the providers associated with the highest costs--hospitals and physicians. With little attention being paid to the home health providers, MA plans cost containment measures and operational practices create challenges for providers developing an overall treatment plan for a patient's episode of care.
authors.affiliation: OSC, Inc., University of New Hampshire, USA.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Twiss
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schwien
mesh_terms: D018574:Home Care Agencies; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D006278:Medicare; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States