Becker's Healthcare June 26, 2023
Cuts in Medicare Advantage benchmark payments did not lead to slower growth in enrollment, a study published June 24 in JAMA Health Forum found.
The study, written by researchers at the Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania and National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Mass., compared rates of Medicare Advantage enrollment in counties that faced high benchmark payment cuts to those with lower cuts.
The ACA cut benchmark payments to Medicare Advantage plans by recalculating payments at the county level.
Counties with more substantial benchmark payment cuts did not have lower...
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