RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis Releases Policy Brief on Evaluating Medicare Advantage Benchmark Setting Methodology on Rural Counties. January 2025.

The RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis has released a policy brief on Evaluating Medicare Advantage Benchmark Setting Methodology on Rural Counties. The Brief Can Be Found Here Key Findings: PurposeCurrent benchmark setting methods for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans provide incentives based on geography and quality. Plans have used these incentives to offer supplemental …

RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis Releases Medicare Advantage Enrollment Update for 2024. January 2025.

The RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis has released the 2024 Enrollment Update for Medicare Advantage. The Key Findings: Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment now exceeds 50 percent of eligible beneficiaries(enrolled in both Part A and Part B) in metropolitan counties (56.1 percent); at thecurrent rate of growth, nonmetropolitan enrollment is expected to exceed 50 …

RUPRI Health Panel Provides Comments on Medicare and Medicare Advantage to CMS. January 2025.

The RUPRI Health Panel has provided comments to CMS on the Medicare and Medicaid Programs Contract Year 2026 policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage program, Prescription Drug Benefit Program, PACE and the Medicare Cost Plan Program. Find the Comments Here

Comments to CMS on Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program for Contract Year 2024. RUPRI Health Panel. February 2023.

RUPRI Health Panel Provided Comments to CMS-4201-P Proposed Rule: Contract Year 2024 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program; Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program; Medicare Cost Plan Program; Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D. February 13th, 2023. Read Comment Letter Here

Comment to CMS on Medicare Advantage Program. RUPRI Health Panel. August 2022.

The RUPRI Health Panel has responded to a CMS Request for Information on the Medicare Advantage program. READ COMMENT LETTER HERE Rural Perspective on Medicare AdvantageOur comments and feedback are offered from the rural perspective, where Medicare Advantage is an increasingly important source of health care coverage. As of March 2022, MA accounted for 45.7 …