Recent Cigna Settlements Increase Compliance Stakes for MA Organizations’ Risk Adjustment Programs
In recent years, sustained oversight and enforcement by the federal government has made risk adjustment (RA) a top compliance priority for Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations. Complete and accurate coding of member conditions is critical for MA plan success. A plan that undercodes (fails to capture member conditions that impact treatment) will not have sufficient resources to manage the care of its members, while a plan that overcodes (submits unsupported diagnoses to the government) faces potentially devastating legal risk.