CMS Expects 1.7% Pay Bump For MA Plans In 2021

CMS on Monday (April 6) announced that Medicare Advantage plans would see slightly higher expected pay in 2021 under the final rate notice -- about 1.7% -- than projected under the advanced notice -- slightly under 1%. That appears to be driven by a higher effective growth rate for MA plans in the final announcement. The final rate notice was released the same day that comments were due on a proposed rule that CMS released alongside the advanced notice of...