AHIP-Commissioned Report Asserts MedPAC’s Medicare Advantage Data Skewed

As stakeholders increasingly say the federal government should do more to address overpayments to Medicare Advantage, a recent AHIP-commissioned report takes issue with Congress’ Medicare advisors’ claim that plans are benefiting from healthier consumers opting into the program. The report alleges the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) used a flawed methodology that excludes key data when assessing the effect of Medicare Advantage plans’ so-called favorable selection on program spending in its March 2024 report to Congress. Further investigation into the...