Medicare Advantage plans need better network adequacy oversight: GAO

Modern Healthcare (complimentary online subscription): The CMS needs to do a better job ensuring that there are adequate networks for Medicare Advantage plans, according to a new analysis by the Government Accountability Office.The agency's oversight is now deficient in a few key ways. First its definition of adequate networks for MA plans doesn't take into account how often a provider practices at a given location or whether or not they are taking new patients.

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