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MA plans were overpaid $9.3B annually from 2017 to 2020, study finds

Healthcare Dive

Favorable selection of healthier beneficiaries led to overpayments in counties with high Medicare Advantage penetration, but benchmark changes could mitigate the impact, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

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CMS Issues Long-Awaited Medicare Advantage RADV Final Rule

Healthcare Law Blog

On January 30, 2023 , the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the long-delayed final rule on risk adjustment data validation (“RADV”) audits of Medicare Advantage (“MA”) organizations (the “Final Rule”). One thing that is certain, CMS can expect further challenges to its RADV audit methodology. 3d 1, 18 n.19

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CMS’s Final Rule on Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Data Validation

Health Law Advisor

On February 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule outlining its audit methodology and related policies for its Medicare Advantage (MA) Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) program. The final rule codifies long-awaited regulations first proposed by CMS in 2018. This total includes $41.1

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CMS Publishes RADV Audit Methodology and Intent to Recover Overpayments

Hall Render

billion in overpayments from MAOs for payment years 2011 through 2017. billion in overpayments from MAOs for payment years 2011 through 2017. Further, CMS estimates that beginning with payment year 2018, it will identify approximately $479 million per audit year in overpayments to MAOs.

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Monitor Improper Payments for Part C and Part D with Medicare Audit and Monitoring Software

Innovaare Compliance

The monthly premium for Medicare Part B rose 14.5%, from $148.50 By law, the Medicare Part B monthly premium must equal 25% of the estimated total Part B costs for enrollees age 65 and over. [1] By law, the Medicare Part B monthly premium must equal 25% of the estimated total Part B costs for enrollees age 65 and over. [1]

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Medicare Advantage RADV Audit Final Rule Challenged in Court

Healthcare Law Blog

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. MAOs will be required to remit improper payments identified during RADV audits in a manner specified by CMS.

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Kmart Agrees to Pay $32.3 million to Settle Whistle Blower’s False Claims Act Suit

The Health Law Firm

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On December 22, 2017, Kmart Corporation agreed to pay $32.3 The department store chain withheld certain information from Medicare Part D, Medicaid and Tricare, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. Indest III, J.D.,