Becker's Healthcare March 21, 2024
A group of Republican lawmakers are asking CMS to reconsider its proposed 2025 rates for Medicare Advantage.
Forty-five lawmakers signed a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure expressing concerns the proposed rates could lead health plans to cut benefits for older adults and harm the viability of the program.
“It is baffling that CMS has proposed a nearly 0.2% cut to the Medicare Advantage insurer reimbursement rate for 2025,” the lawmakers wrote.
CMS proposed cutting benchmark payments for Medicare Advantage plans by 0.2% in 2025. The agency says plans should expect to see 3.7% higher revenue overall, with an MA risk score trend of 3.86% — the average increase in risk adjustment payments year over year —...