Medicare Halts Release Of Much-Anticipated Medicare Advantage Plan Data

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have halted the release of much-anticipated Medicare Advantage plan data. The data would have included information on patient diagnoses, services, and treatment under Medicare Advantage plans, and has been used by CMS since 2012 to help calculate payments made to the private insurers that run such plans.

The "Analysis of 2014 Medicare Advantage Encounter Data" was initially slated for a June 25 release at the annual research meeting of AcademyHealth, but it was later announced by AcademyHealth that the data report had been cancelled. According to CMS, 2015 data is currently . . .