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

CMS Proposed Rule on 2024 Physician Fee Schedule and Medicare Part B. RUPRI Health Panel. September 2023.

The RUPRI Health Panel responded to a CMS proposed rule CY 2024 Payment Policies Under the PhysicianFee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program. READ COMMENTS HERE

Comments on Medicare PPS Proposed Rule. RUPRI Health Panel. June 2023.

The RUPRI Health Panel submitted comments on CMS-1785-P: Medicare Program: Proposed Hospital PPS for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital PPS and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2024 Rates Proposed Rule Read 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

Comments to CMS on Hospital PPS. RUPRI Health Panel. September 2022

The RUPRI Health Panel submitted a comment letter to CMS responding to Request For Information CMS-4203-NC: Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs… Rural Emergency Hospitals. READ THE COMMENT LETTER HERE

Comments to CMS RFI 1770-P Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2023 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements. RUPRI Health Panel. September 2022.

The RUPRI Health Panel has submitted a response to CMS -17700P Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2023 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements. READ THE 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 …

Policy Brief: Medicare Value-Based Payment Reform: Priorities for Transforming Rural Health Systems. RUPRI Health Panel. November 2015.

Medicare Value-Based Payment Reform: Priorities for Transforming Rural Health Systems View Policy Brief | Related: View Full Report In January 2015, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Burwell announced new goals and timelines for moving Medicare reimbursement from fee-for-service to value-based payment. These payment changes are driving delivery system reforms by making healthcare …

Medicare Value-based Payment Reform: Priorities for Transforming Rural Health Systems

View Report | Related: View Policy Brief In recognition of unsustainable healthcare cost growth and sub-optimal delivery system performance, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) contains provisions that redesign healthcare payment and delivery. ACA payment change provisions are driving delivery system reform by making healthcare organizations more accountable for patients’ health …