CMS Delays Finalizing MA Risk Adjustment Rule Amid Coding Controversy

As think tanks on opposite ends of the political spectrum push policymakers to curb ongoing Medicare Advantage coding intensity issues, the administration announced on Friday (Oct. 28) it is punting finalizing a rule on MA risk adjustment to 2023 while it sorts out how to handle overpayments. In its Friday regulation, CMS announced an additional three-month extension of the timeline for publication of a final rule – which it initially proposed in 2018 – until Feb. 1, 2023. The proposed...