Becker's Healthcare January 29, 2024
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging CMS to maintain “payment and policy” stability in Medicare Advantage.
In a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the group of 60 senators asked the agency to “consider the ongoing implementation of program reforms finalized last year and provide stability for the Medicare Advantage program in 2025.”
CMS is phasing in rate adjustment changes over three years. Insurers have maintained the changes amount to a funding cut, while the agency says the payments are a slight bump in pay. The agency is expected to announce its rate notice for 2025 in the...