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Services not covered by Medicare that enrollees must purchase as a condition of enrollment in a plan. Usually, those services are paid for by premiums and/or cost sharing. Mandatory supplemental benefits can be different for each Medicare Advantage plan.

Listen to pronunciation. (SUH-pleh-MEN-tul helth in-SHOOR-ents) An additional insurance plan that helps pay for healthcare costs that are not covered by a person's regular health insurance plan. These costs include copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles.

What are SSBCI? SSBCI are benefits that can be offered to Medicare Advantage members with one or more complex chronic conditions, who are at high risk for hospitalization or adverse health outcomes, and who require intensive care coordination.

An Optional Supplemental Benefit (OSB) is an added benefit option, available with select plans, that a member may choose to elect in addition to the medical benefits covered by their Medicare Advantage plan.

Examples of supplemental benefits include additional health insurance, such as dental and vision, retirement contributions, and extended leave benefits. Talent no longer desires a paycheck and the bare minimum benefits.

Special Supplemental Benefits for Chronically Ill (SSBCI) are offered to Wellcare's highest-risk members who meet specific criteria for eligibility based on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines.

Visit ssbci.rrd.com. Follow the steps on ssbci.rrd.com to evaluate your patient against the eligibility requirements outlined on ssbci.rrd.com. Submit an attestation form through ssbci.rrd.com indicating your patient meets the eligibility requirements.