Becker's Healthcare January 16, 2024
Coding intensity and the types of enrollees who select Medicare Advantage plans will drive an additional $88 billion in payments to the program in 2024 compared with what traditional Medicare would receive, according to estimates from the Medicare Payment and Advisory Commission.
At a Jan. 12 meeting, committee staff laid out its annual status report for Medicare Advantage in 2024.
The advisory group estimated that risk scores in Medicare Advantage will be 20.1% higher for patients than if they were enrolled in traditional Medicare. These higher risk scores will account for $54 billion in additional payments to Medicare Advantage plans in 2024, according to MedPACs estimates.
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