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How Risk Adjustment Affects Payment for Medicare Advantage Plans

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By Gretchen Jacobson Verified, Faith Leonard
| commonwealthfund.org
Medicare beneficiaries can receive their benefits either through private plans, known as Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, or traditional Medicare. MA plans now cover more than half of all beneficiaries, and their growth has come with heightened scrutiny over the appropriateness of taxpayer-funded payments they receive from the federal government. One aspect affecting payments to MA plans that has come under review is risk adjustment.
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Medicare’s Role in Fighting Chronic Disease | NEJM

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By Elizabeth J. Fowler, Gretchen Jacobson Verified
| The New England Journal of Medicine Verified
Are you a member of an institution such as a university or hospital?Learn more about Institutional Access Notes This article was published on January 24, 2026, at NEJM.org. Disclosure forms provided by the authors are available at NEJM.org. Supplementary Material Disclosure Forms (nejmp2514040_disclosures.pdf)
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What the Decline in Medicare Part D Plan Availability Means

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By Faith Leonard, Gretchen Jacobson Verified
| commonwealthfund.org
Blog / December 17, 2025 A pharmacist talks to a customer at a Miami Beach CVS Pharmacy. Drug prices are a top concern for Medicare beneficiaries. In 2022, 14 percent of Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older did not fill a prescription due to costs. Photo: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images A pharmacist talks to a customer at a Miami Beach CVS Pharmacy. Drug prices are a top concern for Medicare beneficiaries.
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