MedPAC: Overhaul MA payments and streamline CMMI models

June 16, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsCMMI, FFS, high-cost drugs, MA, MACPAC, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, MedPAC

Two influential advisory groups sent recommendations to Congress calling for a revamp of how health plans are paid in the lucrative Medicare Advantage program, culling how many models CMS tests and curbing high-cost drug approvals. By many measures, the MA program has been thriving. Enrollment and participation has continued to grow, and in 2021, MA…

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