CMMI releases VBID evaluation for CY2022, Hospice use increases

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation released their yearly evaluation of the Value Based Insurance Design (VBID) demonstration including an at-a-glance review of the Hospice Benefit component. More than 1,168 hospices provided care to at least one hospice-eligible VBID beneficiary, a substantial increase from 2021’s 596 hospices. Of those hospices, only 22 percent were in network hospices, but that’s a 6% increase since 2021. In 2022, almost half of VBID beneficiaries receiving hospice care chose in-network hospices, up from 37% in 2021. Additional key findings on the hospice benefit include: