The Trump administration’s increase of Medicare Advantage rates for next year from a smaller proposed boost will likely limit concerns that insurance companies would be forced to withdraw from the program, health analysts said.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday announced an increase in Medicare Advantage rates of 2.48% for 2027, a significant jump from its proposal to modestly bump payments to insurance companies by 0.09%. The payment update is projected to increase reimbursement to these plans by over $13 billion next year.
The move came after the agency received nearly 47,000 public comments from affected stakeholders, ...