Medicare Advantage Plan Loses Members, Responds with Plans to Raise Risk Adjustment Scores
Posted 09/22/15
By Tim McCormack and Molly Knobler (published on The Compliance & Ethics Blog)
Modern Healthcare recently reported that although enrollment in the Medicare Managed Care Program (also known as Medicare Advantage or Medicare Part C) has grown by 8% on average since 2010, several top Medicare Advantage Plans are losing membership. Highmark, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, HealthNow New York, Wellcare...
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