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Medicare Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs)

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

HHS OIG Scrutinizes Medicare Advantage Use of Health Risk Assessments

On October 24, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report titled “Medicare Advantage: Questionable Use of Health Risk Assessments Continues to Drive Up Payments to Plans by Billions.” In evaluating 2022 MA...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

The Caris MPI Decision: A Potential Turning Point in Out-of-Network Litigation Against Medicare Advantage Organizations

Nonparticipating providers have often struggled to recover fair reimbursement from vertically integrated, well-resourced Medicare Advantage Organizations (“MAOs”) through out-of-network litigation. The pattern is...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

OIG Issues Unfavorable Opinion on MAO’s Proposed Gainshare Program

The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently released an unfavorable advisory opinion, OIG Advisory Opinion No. 24-08 (the “Opinion”), to a Medicare Advantage Organization (“MAO”)....more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

More Losses than Gains? OIG Declines to Approve Certain Medicare Advantage Gainsharing Arrangements in Advisory Opinion 24-08

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On September 13, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 24-08, in which it declined to approve a proposal by a Medicare Advantage organization (MAO)...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

The Uncertain Landscape of Medicare Agent/Broker Compensation Rules

In the Proposed Medicare Advantage and Part D Rules for 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed significant changes to how Medicare Advantage organizations (MAOs) are allowed to contract with and...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

CMS Publishes Final Rule on Medicare Advantage Agent Broker Compensation

On April 4, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published its Final Rule amending the existing Medicare Advantage (“MA”) agent broker compensation regulations. The Final Rule has significant...more

King & Spalding

CMS Finalizes Rule Regarding Marketing Changes, Beneficiary Protections, and Coverage for Medicare Parts C and D

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On April 4, 2024, CMS published a final rule implementing certain policy changes to the Medicare Advantage (MA) Program (Medicare Part C) and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program (Medicare Part D). According to the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Increased Scrutiny into Agents & Brokers in the Medicare Advantage Space

Most Medicare Advantage (“MA”) beneficiaries rely on agents and brokers to help them navigate the complex process of selecting a health plan that will meet their needs. In exchange, brokers and agents received certain fixed...more

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CMS Releases CY 2025 Rate Announcement for Medicare Advantage and Part D

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On April 1, 2024, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Announcement of Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and D Payment Policies (Rate Announcement). CMS...more

Venable LLP

Navigating the Future: Medicare Advantage Plan Rules on the Use of Artificial Intelligence

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The use of technology in healthcare services and payment for healthcare is evolving at an unprecedented pace, reshaping how medical services are delivered, managed, and paid for. The use of artificial intelligence systems...more

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CMS Releases CY 2025 Advance Notice for Medicare Advantage and Part D

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On January 31, 2024, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2025 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and D...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CMS Clarifies Boundaries on AI in Coverage Determination for Medicare Advantage Organizations

On February 6, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) published an important FAQ for Medicare Advantage Organizations (MA) and Medicare-Medicaid Plans intended to clarify ambiguities identified by the public in the...more

Mintz

EnforceMintz — Government Scrutiny of Medicare Advantage Organizations Expected to Continue in 2024

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Medicare Advantage (also known as Medicare Part C) remains a top enforcement priority as evidenced by False Claims Act (FCA) investigations and litigation involving nearly all large Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs). As...more

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Kaiser Scores First-To-File Dismissal In Medicare Advantage Fraud Suit

Medicare Advantage Organizations have come under increased fire as their parent companies continue to acquire more healthcare practices across the country. Experts suggest that this vertical integration has led to inflated...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

2024 Preventive Supplemental Benefit Landscape in Medicare Advantage: Insight Into MA’s Most Competitive Market to Date

Introduction As the Medicare Advantage (MA) program continues to evolve, so does the robust competition among health plans to attract new members. Enrollment in MA has surged past 30 million (more than half of all...more

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Criminal Indictment for Medicare Advantage Fraud

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a rare criminal indictment involving the Medicare Advantage program—a contrast from DOJ’s more typical use of its civil enforcement authority to pursue similar issues...more

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Updates to the Translation and Accessibility Standards for Required Materials and Content in the Medicare 2024 Final Rule

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Medicare Advantage Organizations and Part D sponsors have a responsibility to ensure they offer and provide their members and potential enrollees with content and materials in alternate languages or accessible formats for...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CMS Promotes Competition, Transparency, Health Equity and More in the CY2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed Rule

On November 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the contract year 2025 proposed rule for Medicare Advantage (“MA”) organizations and Part D sponsors (the “Proposed Rule”). The Proposed...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CMS Proposes to Prohibit Overrides in Medicare Advantage

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On November 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule regarding Contract Year (CY) 2025 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Prescription Drug...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Medicare Advantage RADV Audit Final Rule Challenged in Court

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the final rule on risk adjustment data validation (“RADV”) audits of Medicare Advantage (“MA”) organizations (the “Final Rule”) on January 30, 2023. Among other...more

Venable LLP

OIG Enhanced Review: OIG to Investigate the Life Cycle of Managed Care Contracts

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In August 2023, the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) announced a new strategic plan to investigate the life cycle of Medicare Advantage and Medicaid managed care contracts from...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

CMS Updates Medicare Advantage RADV Program

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the Medicare Advantage (MA) Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) program when it issued a final rule in January of this year. The rule outlined updated audit...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

CMS Charts the Future of Medicare Advantage and Part D in 2024

CMS published the Calendar Year (“CY”) 2024 Medicare Advantage (“MA”) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies (“Rate Announcement“) on March 31 and, five days later, issued the MA and Part D final rule for...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CMS Finalizes Risk Adjustment Model in 2024 Rate Announcement for Medicare Advantage and Part D

On March 31, 2023, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its Announcement of Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies, otherwise known as...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

Medicare Advantage 2024 Rate Announcement – Further Impacts to Risk Adjustment

On Friday, March 31, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies (Rate Announcement). This Rate...more

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