Concurrent Medicare Hospice & Curative Care Improves Quality & Reduces Costs 13%

Medicare beneficiaries with terminal health conditions who participated in the Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM), received high quality care at a 13% lower cost compared to similar beneficiaries who did not receive the MCCM services. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) tested this new model as an option for Medicare beneficiaries to receive supportive care services while continuing to receive services for their terminal condition. Beneficiaries are eligible for the Medicare hospice benefit if they are nearing the end of life (expected to live less than six months) and waive curative care that would otherwise be covered through . . .