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Executive Briefing | April 11, 2024

CMS Final Rate Announcement: Performance Pressure Continues for Medicare Advantage Plans

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the Final Rate Announcement for Calendar Year (CY) 2025. The announcement finalized a payment increase of 3.7% over CY 2024, which (as we previously reported) represents no significant change from…

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Executive Briefing | March 25, 2024

Advance Payment Notice Continues to Shift Plans from Growth to Performance

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THE PRESSURE IS ON TO PROTECT EXISTING ENROLLMENT WHILE DEMONSTRATING BETTER VALUE FOR BENEFICIARIES IN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2025 Advance Notice on January 31, 2024, prompting Medicare Advantage organizations (MAOs)…

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Executive Briefing | July 26, 2023

2024 AEP: The Most Competitive Marketing Season Ever

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As Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) get ready for the upcoming Annual Enrollment Period (AEP), they should proactively prepare for one of the most competitive marketing seasons to date. The cumulative impact from changes in payment rates; regulatory pressure on Third…

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Executive Briefing | March 14, 2023

HealthScape Advisors’ Insights on 2023 AEP Performance

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This brief builds upon last year’s analysis of Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) and highlights results from the most recent enrollment data available1 from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that accounts for 2023 AEP. Where helpful, we’ll compare…

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Article | August 2022

ACO REACH Model Program Updates – ‘Do Nothing’ is Not a Strategy

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center recently introduced the Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) Model as a redesign of the Global Professional Direct Contracting Model (GPDC). The move represents the…

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Article | April 26, 2022

HealthScape Advisors’ Preliminary Insights on 2022 AEP – March Update

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In late February 2022, HealthScape published an initial review of Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) results, noting material changes to Medicare Advantage (MA) membership from December 2021 to January 2022 (when AEP enrollments went into effect) across nearly 300 carriers, including…

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Article | March 7, 2022

ACO REACH Model: Implications for Providers and Plans

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center recently provided long- awaited clarification on the status of the Direct Contracting program. CMS has formally canceled the Geographic Direct Contracting Model (Geo) and is phasing out the Global and…

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Executive Briefing | February 22, 2022

HealthScape Advisors’ Preliminary Insights on 2022 AEP

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This brief details HealthScape Advisors’ first look at Medicare Advantage (MA) 2022 Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) results. As additional enrollment data becomes available from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), we will update this brief with any significant…

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