Special Need Plan

Definition: 
The Special Need Plan (SNP) option allows a Medicare Advantage organization to offer benefit plans targeted to "special needs" populations and limit enrollment in those plans to only the special needs populations. Many existing Medicare Advantage organizations and Medicaid health plans have or are entering the market targeting dual (Medicare and Medicaid) eligible beneficiaries. Additionally, several organizations are targeting Medicare populations with special needs defined by the presence of particular chronic disease
Glossary Category: 
Medicare & Medicaid