Fierce Healthcare February 15, 2023
The advocacy group Better Medicare Alliance (BMA) launched a new effort Wednesday to persuade the Biden administration to overhaul a proposal it says will cut Medicare Advantage (MA) plan payments by 2.27%.
BMA, which lobbies Congress and the federal government on MA issues, released a new analysis Wednesday (PDF) that predicts a proposed payment rule will lead to a $540 per MA enrollee decline in spending next year. The analysis, conducted by consulting firm Avalere Health, is part of a concerted effort by BMA to combat the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) advance notice, a proposed rule that lays out payments for MA and Part D plans for 2024.
“The Avalere analysis finds...