by Lynn Kryfke, MSN, RN, Sr. Consultant, Risk Adjustment | Jon Rogers, Sr. Consultant, Risk Adjustment As CMS continues to evolve its Medicare Advantage risk adjustment methodology, significant changes have been made to the behavioral health Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs). Starting with the 2024 payment year, the
Read More →
– by Lynn Kryfke, MSN, RN, Sr. Consultant, Risk Adjustment | Jon Rogers, Sr. Consultant, Risk Adjustment Leading healthcare organizations are developing strategies to align their programs and streamline the process of gathering crucial data to better serve beneficiaries. With the goal of achieving population health, managed
Read More →
Reprinted with AIS Health permission from the 1/4/24 issue of Radar on Medicare Advantage 2024 Medicare Advantage Outlook For our annual series of outlook stories on the year ahead in Medicare Advantage, AIS Health, a division of MMIT, spoke with more than a dozen industry experts on the
Read More →
Charles Baker, VP, Compliance Solutions The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to build upon its strategy to support person-centered, value-based care through the 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D programs proposed rule. These proposals, a bold stride towards enhancing health equity, transparency, and patient-centric
Read More →– by Jocelyn Bayliss, Program Lead, Provider Network Management & Tina Gallagher, Market Manager, Provider Network Management In April 2023, CMS issued a final rule that added two new specialty types, clinical psychology and clinical social work, to network adequacy standards. Addition of Specialty Types and Amendments
Read More →– by Lynn Kryfke, MSN, RN, Sr. Consultant, Risk Adjustment | Jon Rogers, Sr. Consultant, Risk Adjustment The CDC defines Health Equity as the state in which everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health. Despite progress, health disparities remain a
Read More →
Charles Baker, VP, Compliance Solutions The issue of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans paying administrative fees to field marketing organizations (FMOs) and agents is a hot topic. This is particularly true in light of recent congressional oversight hearings and the newly released 2025 Medicare Advantage Part D proposed
Read More →– by Lynn Kryfke, MSN, RN, Sr. Consultant, Risk Adjustment | Jon Rogers, Sr. Consultant, Risk Adjustment In 2022, CMS launched the National Quality Strategy, a long-term initiative that aims to promote the highest quality outcomes and safest care for all individuals. The strategy focuses on a
Read More →– by Lynn Kryfke, MSN, RN, Sr. Consultant, Risk Adjustment | Jon Rogers, Sr. Consultant, Risk Adjustment How do we capture the health of an individual, population and community, in a complete and accurate manner? According to the American Information Management Association (AHIMA), the current approach to
Read More →
Charles Baker, VP, Compliance Solutions The recent CMS Plan Preview 2 brought a collective gasp across the Medicare Advantage world. With many healthcare plans still celebrating high Star Ratings from 2022 and 2023, CMS applying the Tukey Method of analysis that resulted in adjusted cut points felt
Read More →
