Patient Experiences with Chronic Care Management Services and Fees: a Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As of 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) pays for chronic care management (CCM) services for Medicare beneficiaries with two or more chronic conditions. CMS requires eligible providers to first obtain patients' verbal (and, prior to 2017, written) consent, to ensure that patients who participate in CCM services understand their rights and agree to any applicable cost sharing. CCM providers must also enhance patients' access to continuous and coordinated care, including ongoing care management.

Objective

To understand patients' perceptions of the consent process, their reasons for choosing to participate, and their experiences receiving CCM services.

Design

Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with Medicare beneficiaries w

SUBMITTER: Wilson C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6374248 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature