BMA Spotlight on Innovation: ChenMed & Patient- Centered Care for Medicare Advantage Patients

Overview

The Patient-Centered ChenMed Model

ChenMed is a physician-led, integrated care medical center that delivers high-quality health

care for seniors who are Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. The ChenMed model provides

patient-centered care by elevating primary care to increase access to services, enhance care

coordination, and address social determinants of health. The model leverages technology to

deliver care more efficiently, improve access to medication, and access to care in the home.

ChenMed, which has been a provider for seniors in Miami for decades, expanded its mission

in 2010. Today, the company remains focused on transforming care for the neediest

populations. ChenMed currently operates more than 40 practices in Florida, Georgia, Illinois,

Kentucky, Louisiana, and Virginia. About 30 percent of its patients are dually eligible for

Medicare and Medicaid, with monthly incomes below $1,025.

Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet: Health Risk Assessments in Medicare Advantage June 20, 2022

HRAs are a part of Medicare Advantage’s care coordination model; allowing Medicare Advantage plans to collect information on beneficiaries’ health statuses and other related factors to address gaps in care and social risk factors. There…

Home Care

Patient Centered Care

Risk Adjustment

White Paper

The COVID-19 Response: Differences in Medicare Advantage and Fee-For-Service Medicare in Meeting Beneficiary and Provider Needs November 4, 2021

This white paper, conducted by Health Management Associates (HMA) and commissioned by Better Medicare Alliance, evaluates the Medicare Advantage community’s response to COVID-19 and key differences in Medicare Advantage and fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare’s abilities to…

Patient Centered Care

Health Outcomes

Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet: Innovative Approaches to Addressing Social Determinants of Health for Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries August 5, 2021

This fact sheet is based on a report of the same name commissioned by Better Medicare Alliance's Center for Innovation in Medicare Advantage (CIMA) and conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago. The fact…

Advocacy

Patient Centered Care

Health Outcomes

Value Based Care