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Commonwealth Fund
Extra payments to private FFS Medicare advantage plans to total $2.5B in 2008
November 8th, 2008
Private fee-for-service (PFFS) Medicare Advantage plans will be paid an average 16.6 percent more in 2008 compared to what the same enrollees would have cost in the traditional Medicare fee-for-service program, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund. Although Congress made significant revisions to policies that affect how PFFS plans operate in 2011 and thereafter, the legislation is expected to slow enrollment in PFFS plans but not stop the overpayment for each enrollee. This study follows an August 2008 report, which found that overall, private Medicare Advantage (MA) plans were paid 12.4 percent more per enrollee in 2008 compared to what the same...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-11-08)
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