Dina Digest
Spring is in the air (at least temporarily in Chicago!) and we are thrilled to kick it off by once again making Inc. Magazine 's 2024 #IncRegionals list of fastest-growing companies in the Midwest! In this issue, we share our exciting investment news with First Analysis . And, our Dina team shares what inspires their work.
Dina Digest is our monthly round-up of insights and industry news impacting health plans and providers on their journey to improve access to in-home care, LTSS, and supplemental benefits.
Here's what you'll find in this month’s edition:
👉Proposed CMS Rule Changes Focus on Benefit ROI
👉 Webinar: Regulatory Changes Are Coming to Supplemental Benefits: Are You Ready?
👉First Analysis Invests in Dina
👉Dina Makes Inc Magazine’s 2024 Inc Regionals List
👉Driven by Purpose: Dina Employees Reflect on What Inspires Their Work.
Proposed rules from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are pushing health plans to demonstrate value and return on the investments they’re making in products, benefits, and services.
“CMS is making it clear that they are expecting a return on taxpayer dollars being spent on benefits and services,” said Travis Woyner. “Regulation is coming to government programs and it will phase in transparency around utilization, access, and value.”
It’s an exciting moment in time, but there’s work to do to go from early models and narrow deployments to scale-up mode, and not a lot of time to get it done.
With that in mind, we track four final or currently proposed rule changes, spanning 2020 to 2024, that drive health plans towards transparency, accountability, and outcome-tracking in home-based medical and non-medical service delivery.
1️⃣ CMS Interoperability & Patient Access Final Rule
2️⃣ Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services Rule
3️⃣ CY 2025 Policy Changes: MA, PDP, PACE, & HIT Rule
4️⃣ CMS Interoperability & Prior Authorization Final Rule
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services's proposed regulatory requirements for supplemental benefits will require a new approach from Medicare Advantage plans that focuses on access and transparency. Is your organization ready?
In our recent webinar with Jukebox Health, Dina CEO Ashish V. Shah explains why it’s important for health plans to start preparing now, and get ready for “scale-up mode” and compliance.
Missed the live session? Don't worry! You can access the full recording to hear more about:
1️⃣ Program/benefit design and targeting
2️⃣ Utilization tracking and reporting
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3️⃣ Measuring the impact of supplemental benefits
4️⃣ Selecting the right partners to drive progress
We’re excited to announce that First Analysis has made a new investment in Dina!
First Analysis led the Series B round, with participation from existing investors Osage Venture Partners and First Trust Capital Partners.
In December, SCAN, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plans, made a strategic investment in Dina. SCAN is also a Dina customer.
“The First Analysis team has a deep understanding of our market and extensive experience working with healthcare IT companies, making them a valuable partner as we embark on the next phase of our growth journey,” said Ashish V. Shah, CEO of Dina.
CC: Andrew Walsh Managing Director, First Analysis
🎉 We're excited to announce that Dina has once again made Inc. Magazine ‘s 2024 #IncRegionals list of fastest-growing companies in the Midwest! 🎉
“We continue to reach these exciting milestones due to the integrity, creativity, and dedication of our entire team,” said Ashish V. Shah . “I’m extremely proud to work alongside this exceptional group of people.”
Congratulations to the Dina team on this achievement!
Dina was recently named one of the Best Places To Work by Purpose Jobs. We are on a mission to make it easier for people to access their health plan benefits and services.
In light of this recognition, we thought we’d dive deeper into why that mission is so meaningful to our team.
Lucy Barber, Tim Coulter, Kasey Fletcher, Joshua Fleishman, Timothy Werner.
That's everything for this month. See you in April 👋
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