AHA Says Medicare Advantage Would Benefit From More Oversight, Fewer Plans

In the runup to the 2023 Medicare open enrollment, the American Hospital Association told Congress’ Medicare pay advisors that Medicare Advantage plans require better oversight and consumers could benefit from having fewer, more standardized MA options from which to choose. Responding to discussion of Medicare Advantage at MedPAC’s September meeting, AHA wrote in a Sept. 26 comment letter to the commission that better oversight of MA encounter data is needed. “In addition to more specific data collection on Medicare Advantage...