MedPAC held a meeting September 7-8, 2023 (link). The following relevant topics were discussed:

Medicare Advantage: MedPAC workplan
Standardized benefits in Medicare Advantage plans
Improving MedPAC’s estimate of Medicare Advantage coding intensity

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The following are key takeaways from the September meeting:

Medicare Advantage: MedPAC workplan
Commissioners discussed the forthcoming analyses MedPAC will conduct and the chapters they will publish regarding Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, including an MA status report, standardizing MA benefits, and access/quality in MA
Standardized benefits in Medicare Advantage plans
Commissioners generally supported:
(1) standardizing Part A and B cost sharing and a minimum level of dental, hearing, and vision benefits
(2) limiting the number of plans that can be offered by each sponsor, and
(3) applying standardization to conventional MA plans only
Improving MedPAC’s estimate of Medicare Advantage Coding Intensity
MedPAC staff presented several methodologies for estimating MA coding intensity, including the “Demographic estimate of coding intensity” (DECI) method, described in a 2021 non-MedPAC publication. Commissioners expressed concern about using one external methodology to estimate MA coding intensity and made broader suggestions related to coding

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