{"id":1430,"date":"2019-07-16T10:35:31","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T10:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thescanfoundation.org\/resource\/a-turning-point-in-medicare-policy-guiding-principles-for-new-flexibility-under-special-supplemental-benefits-for-the-chronically-ill\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T01:48:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T08:48:28","slug":"un-punto-de-inflexion-en-los-principios-rectores-de-la-politica-de-medicare-para-una-nueva-flexibilidad-en-virtud-de-los-beneficios-suplementarios-especiales-para-los-enfermos-cronicos","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.thescanfoundation.org\/es\/resource\/a-turning-point-in-medicare-policy-guiding-principles-for-new-flexibility-under-special-supplemental-benefits-for-the-chronically-ill\/","title":{"rendered":"Un punto de inflexi\u00f3n en la pol\u00edtica de Medicare: Principios rectores para una nueva flexibilidad en el marco de los beneficios suplementarios especiales para los enfermos cr\u00f3nicos"},"template":"","class_list":["post-1430","resource","type-resource","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-national","resource_type-report"],"acf":{"details":{"helper_accent_color":"yellow","helper_taxonomies":{"priority_tax":[9],"location":[11],"news-insight_type":[55],"resource_type":[21],"event_type":false,"person_type":false,"year_tax":false,"asset_class":false,"investment_type":false,"investment_category":false},"tsf_resource":false,"helper_authors":null,"abstract":"The CHRONIC Care Act updates fundamental principles of the Medicare program by allowing Medicare Advantage plans, for the first time, to pay for services that are not primarily health-related, and to target these services.","featured_image":2520,"":null,"file_download":"","download_link_text":""},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The CHRONIC Care Act updates fundamental principles of the Medicare program by allowing Medicare Advantage plans, for the first time, to pay for services that are not primarily health related, and to target these services toward meeting individual needs. These changes require new principles to guide implementation of the law and successful, long-term adoption of Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) in a manner that improves healthcare for chronically ill beneficiaries. In recognition of this need, Anne Tumlinson Innovations and the Long-Term Quality Alliance convened a working group comprised of a diverse array of national experts on Medicare Advantage and long-term services and supports. Through a consensus process, this working group developed Guiding Principles for New Flexibility Under Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill. &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:769,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">La Ley de Atenci\u00f3n Cr\u00f3nica actualiza los principios fundamentales del programa Medicare al permitir, por primera vez, que los planes Medicare Advantage paguen servicios que no est\u00e9n relacionados principalmente con la salud y los orienten a satisfacer las necesidades individuales. Estos cambios requieren nuevos principios que gu\u00eden la implementaci\u00f3n de la ley y la adopci\u00f3n exitosa y a largo plazo de los Beneficios Suplementarios Especiales para Enfermos Cr\u00f3nicos (SSBCI, por sus siglas en ingl\u00e9s) de manera que mejore la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica para los beneficiarios con enfermedades cr\u00f3nicas. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The CHRONIC Care Act updates fundamental principles of the Medicare program by allowing Medicare Advantage plans, for the first time, to pay for services that are not primarily health related, and to target these services toward meeting individual needs. These changes require new principles to guide implementation of the law and successful, long-term adoption of Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) in a manner that improves healthcare for chronically ill beneficiaries. In recognition of this need, Anne Tumlinson Innovations and the Long-Term Quality Alliance convened a working group comprised of a diverse array of national experts on Medicare Advantage and long-term services and supports. Through a consensus process, this working group developed Guiding Principles for New Flexibility Under Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill. &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:769,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">En reconocimiento de esta necesidad, Anne Tumlinson Innovations y la Alianza para la Calidad a Largo Plazo convocaron un grupo de trabajo compuesto por una amplia gama de expertos nacionales en Medicare Advantage y servicios y apoyos a largo plazo. Mediante un proceso de consenso, este grupo de trabajo desarroll\u00f3 los Principios Rectores para la Nueva Flexibilidad en el marco de los Beneficios Suplementarios Especiales para las Personas con Enfermedades Cr\u00f3nicas. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The CHRONIC Care Act updates fundamental principles of the Medicare program by allowing Medicare Advantage plans, for the first time, to pay for services that are not primarily health related, and to target these services toward meeting individual needs. These changes require new principles to guide implementation of the law and successful, long-term adoption of Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) in a manner that improves healthcare for chronically ill beneficiaries. In recognition of this need, Anne Tumlinson Innovations and the Long-Term Quality Alliance convened a working group comprised of a diverse array of national experts on Medicare Advantage and long-term services and supports. Through a consensus process, this working group developed Guiding Principles for New Flexibility Under Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill. &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:769,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atiadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-07-24_GuidingPrinciplesForSSBCI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>VER INFORME<\/strong><\/a><\/span>","":null,"helper_width":"narrow"}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Turning Point in Medicare Policy: Guiding Principles for New Flexibility Under Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill - The SCAN Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A turning point in Medicare policy. 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