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Statement of ACAP on 2024 Medicare Advantage Final Rule
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 6, 2023
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jeff Van Ness, 202-204-7515; jvanness@communityplans.net
STATEMENT OF ACAP CEO MARGARET A. MURRAY ON 2024 MEDICARE ADVANTAGE FINAL RULE
WASHINGTON—Margaret A. Murray, CEO of the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP), today issued the following statement on the 2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):
“Many of the changes in this final rule represent a real step forward. We’re especially glad that this rule takes concrete steps toward assessing and improving equitable access and culturally appropriate care in the Medicare Advantage program through the establishment of the Health Equity Index – after all, you can’t improve what you don’t measure.
“However, we have persistent concerns about how this final rule treats statistical outliers in the calculations of Star Ratings; we believe that this will disproportionately punish plans whose mission is to treat people dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. We intend to restate our call for a delay in the implementation of these provisions, such that further study can be allowed to better assess their impact on Medicare beneficiaries with low incomes, limited access to resources, and often disproportionately high levels of health care need.”
“We look forward to continuing our constructive dialogue with CMS throughout the year.”
About ACAP:
ACAP represents 79 health plans, which collectively provide health coverage to more than 25 million people. Safety Net Health Plans serve their members through Medicaid, Medicare, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the Marketplace and other publicly sponsored health programs. For more information, visit www.communityplans.net.
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