Becerra Lashes Out At Industry For ‘Categorically False’ Claims CMS Will Cut MA

By Michelle M. Stein, Bridget Early / February 17, 2023 at 5:00 AM
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra called any claim that CMS is proposing to cut Medicare Advantage pay for 2024 “categorically false,” as he hit back at those he dubbed “industry hacks and their allies” and doubled down on CMS’ projection that the advance notice of MA pay rates would lead plans to see about a 1% pay bump for next year. “Any claim that this Administration is cutting Medicare is categorically false. Leave it to deep-pocketed insurance companies and industry front...


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