Risk adjustment solutions for Medicare Advantage organizations are entering 2027 under a confirmed payment environment and a set of operational changes that require adaptation before January 1. CMS's April 2026 Rate Announcement projects MA payments to increase by 2.48% – over $13 billion – in CY 2027, while CMS expects MA risk scores to increase by 2.50% on average due to underlying coding trends [1]

Risk adjustment services for Medicare Advantage organizations are now operating in a materially different environment. T...
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Medicare Advantage (MA) revenue for 2027 is being pushed toward a higher standard of proof, and revenue cycle leaders wi...
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HCC risk adjustment became the center of a $14.1 million Department of Justice settlement on August 3, 2026, when Comple...
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For most of the past decade, Medicare Advantage risk adjustment compliance was understood primarily through the lens of ...
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CMS's proposed rule arrives against a backdrop of sustained program success and measurable improvements over time....
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Two things converged in 2026 that make HCC risk adjustment coding a more consequential financial function than it has ev...
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Risk adjustment is often discussed as a Medicare Advantage problem. In actuality, it affects every organization whose re...
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For years, many Medicare Advantage organizations treated HCC risk adjustment as a volume exercise: capture more diagnose...
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On June 1, 2026, the HHS Office of Inspector General published one of the most significant Medicare HCC risk adjustment ...
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