CMS has proposed regulatory requirements for supplemental benefits in 2025 that will demand a new approach from Medicare Advantage plans. And with recent legislative progress, some changes are increasingly close to a reality.  With an eye on the ever-evolving health...

We're excited to announce that Dina has been named to the Inc. 5000 Regionals: Midwest list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing Midwest private companies. This is the third year in a row that Dina has achieved this milestone. According to Inc., the...

First Analysis, a leading venture capital investor, has made a new investment in Dina. First Analysis led the $7 million Series B round, with participation from existing investors Osage Venture Partners and First Trust Capital Partners, LLC. In December, SCAN Group, a...

Proposed rules from CMS are pushing health plans to demonstrate value and return on the investments they're making in products, benefits and services.  Historically, health plans have used products and benefits to attract and retain their membership. Now, there's...

Special Needs Plans (SNPs) provide specialized coverage — extra benefits and coordinated care — for people who have chronic medical conditions or face certain severe or disabling health situations. What are the Three Types of SNPs? SNPs come in three types, each with...

Dina was recognized as one of the Best Places To Work in 2024 by Purpose Jobs!  Purpose Jobs is the largest community of purpose-driven startup and tech professionals. Companies across emerging tech hubs (and those hiring remotely) were evaluated on and selected for a...

Clear Spring Health wanted to solve a problem that plagues most of the industry: it takes too long to coordinate home health services for members when they are returning home after a hospital stay. “There was a lot of back and forth via phone between the discharge...

Supplemental benefits continue to grow across more plans. Now CMS wants to know who is using them and what impact they have. Nearly all Medicare Advantage (MA) plans offer at least one supplemental benefit; the most frequently offered are vision, hearing, fitness, and...

We know that most people want to age in place and receive care in their homes and communities. But shifting care to the home doesn’t happen overnight. It requires new models and digital tools to help people get the services they need, and stay connected to their...

Medicaid enrollees who used long-term services and supports (LTSS) had disproportionately high spending in 2020, but just 24% who utilized the benefit did so in an institutionalized setting, according to a recent KFF report.  As the population continues to age, it is...

Special Needs Plans (SNPs) and Medicare-Medicaid Plans (MMPs) have long worked to match their dual members with much-needed in home services such as personal care or transportation.  As more plans offer these types of non-medical services, are they having the intended...

Health plans, healthcare providers, and community-based organizations (CBOs) are increasingly partnering to deliver home- and community services to older adults, many of whom have chronic health conditions or disabilities.  These partnerships can be game changers,...

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 made its latest strategic investment in Dina. Earlier this year, Dina and SCAN launched a program in California...

As more health plans prioritize the home as a primary site of care, they’ll also need to invest in the tools, services, and partners to build out that capability beyond traditional home care.  Personal care, meal delivery, home modification, and transportation are...

Seniors, people with disabilities, and those with chronic conditions rely on Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) to live independently outside of nursing homes and other institutions. Medicaid fills an important gap as the sole source of coverage for...

Millions of people – children, adults, and seniors – need to access long-term services and supports (LTSS) as a result of disabling conditions and chronic illnesses. In 2020, an estimated 5.8 million people used LTSS delivered in home and community settings, and 1.9...

Chronic care management (CCM)is an urgent need as chronic disease is a significant driver of healthcare costs.  Those living with chronic conditions interact with the healthcare system in unique ways and as the number of chronic conditions increases, so do the...

Most benefit coordination is bogged down by time-consuming tasks– phone calls, faxes, multiple emails–to identify and activate services for members. And as people continue to age in place, the demand for a full range of services to support them intensifies.  Jacqui...