CMS announces Medicare Part B dementia care model

Jul 31, 2023 - 03:01 PM
A black nurse with a smile on her face shares a tablet with a white elderly patient lying in a hospital bed.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model, a voluntary national Medicare payment model beginning next July that aims to help dementia patients remain at home and improve quality of life for them and their caregivers. Participating Medicare Part B providers and suppliers will receive a monthly per-beneficiary amount for providing care management and coordination and caregiver education and support services. Certain safety net providers in the new program track will be eligible for a one-time, lump sum infrastructure payment to support program development activities. CMS is accepting letters of interest through Sept. 15 and plans to release a request for applications this fall. 
 

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