Introduction For years, risk adjustment followed a predictable playbook: meet deadlines, prepare for annual RADV, and repeat. The new MA RADV audit cycles have rewritten that playbook entirely. In 2026, health plans are simultaneously managing five overlapping MA RADV audit cycles — Payment Years 2020 through 2024
Read More →The landscape of Medicare Advantage (MA) Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) has undergone a seismic shift. CMS is no longer just sampling the industry; they are auditing every eligible contract, every year. With federal estimates indicating roughly $17 billion in annual overpayments due to unsupported diagnoses, the
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The Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) rule was finalized by CMS in January 2023 to tighten oversight of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. A central change was the removal of the fee-for-service (FFS) adjuster, which historically helped normalize error rates seen in MA and with those seen inRead More →
CMS is launching the most extensive RADV audit expansion in Medicare Advantage history. Health plans need to move quickly—and smartly—to reduce risk and limit exposure. One of the most common (and costly) mistakes? Contracting with the same vendors used for retrospective coding. Coders trained for retro reviews may bring
Read More →RADAR on Medicare Advantage, June 5, 2025 Following up on promises to root out fraud, waste and abuse in government-sponsored programs, CMS on May 21 stunned the industry with a bold plan to rapidly expand risk adjustment data validation audits (RADV) used to collect overpayments from Medicare
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