Medicare Advantage

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is making Medicare Advantage data available to researchers, beginning with data on services provided to beneficiaries in calendar year 2015.
A new report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Office of Minority Health looks at racial, ethnic and gender differences on 27 clinical quality and eight patient experience measures for beneficiaries with Medicare Advantage health and drug plans in 2015-2016.
The CMS on April 6 finalized a rule that will update the Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug programs for contract year 2019.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late this afternoon released a final rule that makes programmatic and operational changes to the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug benefit programs for contract year 2019.
The AHA generally supports the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposals to increase flexibility in plan design, cost sharing and enrollment for the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug programs in 2019, but recommends caution to ensure that the added flexibility provides value…
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule outlining 2019 contract year policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit programs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week announced proposed changes to the risk adjustment model for aged and disabled beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage Part C plans beginning in calendar year 2019, as required by the 21st Century Cures Act. CMS proposes phasing in the…