Plans must cover the same benefits as Traditional Fee-For-Service (FFS) Medicare, and these payments are risk adjusted to reflect the specific characteristics and anticipated cost of providing care to each beneficiary. Within this capitated payment, plans, providers, and community-based partners must work together to effectively care for the beneficiary. The goal of managing within a fixed payment is to encourage coordinated care that emphasizes prevention, customized care, and innovation to improve outcomes and prevent avoidable adverse events.
Better Medicare Alliance, the nation’s leading advocacy organization supporting Medicare Advantage, announced the release of a new report commissioned by its 501(c)3 research arm, the Center for Innovation in Medicare Advantage, and conducted by Milliman…
Washington, D.C. – Better Medicare Alliance, the nation’s leading research and advocacy organization supporting Medicare Advantage, applauded a bipartisan Senate letter sent today to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure expressing strong support for Medicare Advantage and…
Washington, D.C. – Better Medicare Alliance, the nation’s leading research and advocacy organization supporting Medicare Advantage, responded today to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report on…
