Faster and Better: Clear Spring Health Partners with Dina to Coordinate Home Health Services
Clear Spring Health wanted to solve a problem that plagues most of the industry: it takes too long to coordinate […]
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CMS Proposes Changes to Improve Access to MA Benefits
Supplemental benefits continue to grow across more plans. Now CMS wants to know who is using them and what impact […]
Scaling Services & Delighting Customers: 4 Questions for Dina Tech Leader
We know that most people want to age in place and receive care in their homes and communities. But shifting […]
Long-Term Services and Supports Spending is Up: What Happens Now?
Medicaid enrollees who used long-term services and supports (LTSS) had disproportionately high spending in 2020, but just 24% who utilized […]
SNP Alliance Forum Recap: Prepare for Benefit Utilization Tracking
Special Needs Plans (SNPs) and Medicare-Medicaid Plans (MMPs) have long worked to match their dual members with much-needed in home […]
5 Benefits to Community-Based Organization & Health Plan Partnerships
Health plans, healthcare providers, and community-based organizations (CBOs) are increasingly partnering to deliver home- and community services to older adults, […]
SCAN Group Makes Investment in Dina
SCAN Group, a mission-driven organization whose holdings include SCAN Health Plan, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plans, has […]
Delivering Care at Home Requires New Services, Tools & Partners
As more health plans prioritize the home as a primary site of care, they’ll also need to invest in the […]
Unmet HCBS Needs Persist Despite Increased Waiver Funding
Seniors, people with disabilities, and those with chronic conditions rely on Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) to live independently […]
Demand for LTSS Grows, But Industry Issues Persist
Millions of people – children, adults, and seniors – need to access long-term services and supports (LTSS) as a result […]
Better Chronic Care Management is “Win-Win” for Plans, Members
Chronic care management (CCM)is an urgent need as chronic disease is a significant driver of healthcare costs. Those living with […]
Dina Product Manager Wants You to Break Up With Your Fax Machine
Most benefit coordination is bogged down by time-consuming tasks– phone calls, faxes, multiple emails–to identify and activate services for members. […]
HCBS Conference 2023: Key Takeaways for Medicaid Plans
As of April, Medicaid was serving almost one in four Americans. However, most Medicaid plans struggle to unlock benefits and […]
Survey: Most Medicare Advantage Members Don’t Understand Plan Benefits
Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment has been on a steady climb for the past two decades following changes in policy designed […]
Aging In Place Remodeling Can Enable Independence
Supporting people who are aging in place often requires basic home modifications like removing trip hazards and installing grab bars, […]
Despite Growth, Dual Special Needs Plan Retention is Challenging
The continued growth in the Dual Special Needs Plan (D-SNP) space is tempered only by the frustration associated with members […]
Medicare Advantage Trends & Opportunities Report
Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment has been on a steady climb for the past two decades, following changes in policy designed […]
CMS Star Ratings: Strategies to Improve MA Member Satisfaction
Medicare Advantage (MA) plans have long been accountable for quality performance, and Stars, the CMS quality assessment program, is an […]
Aging in Place: MA Plans Help People Grow Older at Home
As Americans age, their desire to stay in their homes remains steadfast. According to the AARP, 77% of adults aged […]
Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans: Opportunities & Challenges to Provide Timely In-Home Services
The number of Medicare Advantage (MA) Special Needs Plans (SNPs) has surged in enrollment, growing its member base by more […]
Improve CAHPS Scores With Better Benefits Navigation
Medicare Advantage (MA) plans work hard to be highly responsive to member needs, whether it’s meal delivery, transportation, home modification […]
How MA In-Home Support Services Improve Member Satisfaction
Since CMS began allowing Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to offer supplemental benefits, the popularity of those benefits has taken off. […]
Dina Achieves HITRUST Risk-Based 2-Year Certification
Dina has earned certified status by HITRUST for information security, the highest level of information protection assurance. HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year (r2) […]
Improving Medicare Advantage Member Acquisition and Retention with In-Home Services
Medicare Advantage (MA) plans have seen a 35% upswing in supplemental benefits nationwide – most notably for in-home services. Regulatory […]