The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released Part I of the 2019 Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Part D Payment Policies (the Advance Notice), which contains key information about proposed updates to the Part C Risk Adjustment Model and the use of encounter data. According to the Press release: The 2019 Advance Notice is being published in two parts this year due to requirements in the 21st Century Cures Act, which mandated … [Read more...] about 2019 Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Part D Payment Policies