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Research shows the pandemic changed consumer preferences for health plan benefits. A key finding: home-delivered meals are in demand — especially for Medicare members.
Health plans are looking for new ways to support Medicare Advantage members with chronic health conditions. New policies and research point to home-delivered meals as a smart benefit offering.
For health plans, boosting patient experience must be a priority, and adding home-delivered meals as a benefit can have an impact.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 37 million American adults—or 15 percent of the U.S. adult population—are estimated to have chronic kidney disease (CKD), and most are undiagnosed.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that 37 million people, including 6 million children, were living in food-insecure households in 2018. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated additional 17 million people will face food insecurity in 2020—raising the total to a staggering 54 million Americans.
With thousands of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans on the market, it's challenging for health plans to stand out and difficult for prospective members to choose between plans. But recent legislation changes may help MA plans differentiate themselves and appeal to consumers.
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Most plans measure effectiveness and clinical quality, at least in part, through the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set, or HEDIS. HEDIS reports have become a major component of quality rating systems that measure the clinical quality performance of health plans by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), states offering Medicaid, and other entities.
Malnutrition and poor nutrition among the Medicare population can lead to devastating health outcomes, higher utilization, and increased costs, particularly among members with chronic conditions.
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