About the Event
- As Medicare Advantage (MA) continues to grow, now covering over half of all Medicare beneficiaries, questions around its cost to taxpayers and value to enrollees are increasingly central to the congressional agenda. Recent analyses show that upcoding alone could account for over $80 billion in annual overpayments, while prior authorization practices and limited transparency create administrative burdens and raise concerns about access and oversight.
- With policymakers eyeing MA reforms as potential pay-fors in a year-end health package and CMS regulations on the horizon, this bipartisan, educational briefing will provide a forum to explore pragmatic, research-backed options for strengthening the program’s integrity without undermining beneficiary access.