In early October, CMS surprised everyone and published the highly anticipated Final Rule on MACRA well ahead of schedule. A number of blogs have since provided high-level summaries of the […]

On April 27, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement key provisions of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of […]

As a way to provide better care to beneficiaries and reduce federal health care expenditures, CMS rates each MA plan annually using the Star rating system. Star ratings are based […]

Over the past 10 years, Medicare Advantage (aka Medicare Part C) has become increasingly popular among beneficiaries and health plans. Seniors enjoy significant monthly cost savings over Original, fee-for-service Medicare, […]