Medicare Advantage coding requires a lot of attention to detail, and submitting inaccurate diagnoses for reimbursement could be a compliance nightmare, according to an article from AAPC, a ...

Medicare Advantage plans reimburse providers based on hierarchical condition categories. Here are the “top 10” coding errors for MA risk adjustment, according to an article from AAPC, a professional ...

Payers stratify premiums for a given benefits package by the member's relationship to the policy holder, and if permitted, by age or gender. This stratification discourages enrolling higher-risk, ...

The Medicare Advantage (MA) risk-adjustment system increases and decreases MA plan payments based on the health risks of their enrollees. The current system assesses health risk based on Hierarchical ...

Artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled tools such as natural language processing (NLP) have been integrated into a wide range of applications, including risk adjustment coding tools, for greater ...

The Biden administration is proposing to increase Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D plan payments by 1.03% for 2024 amid other changes to the programs’ risk adjustment model. The Centers for Medicare ...

Faced with new government regulations, Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations should be utilizing technology to increase the accuracy of their coding, mitigate their risk, and ensure appropriate care ...

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / June 1, 2025 / As healthcare payers face intensified regulatory oversight, rising healthcare costs, and the evolving complexities of risk adjustment, Black Book ...

A growing range of policy discussions correctly assert that the current Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) risk-adjustment system needs modernization, reflecting its long history and ...