As legislators and Medicare Advantage stakeholders continue to squabble over what constitutes a cut to the Medicare program, several insurers and provider groups are urging CMS to delay proposals to revamp the MA risk model’s Hierarchical Condition Codes, or withdraw the 2024 MA and Part D Advance Notice altogether. But CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure held firm on the agency’s proposals during a conference Tuesday (March 14). MA plans have faced scrutiny as think tanks on opposite ends of the political...