Differential coding by Medicare Advantage plans appeared to have pushed their risk scores higher than traditional Medicare's scores. Those greater risk scores led to $33 billion in extra revenue for ...

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Differential coding in MA plans results in higher risk scores and increased payments compared to TM, with significant insurer variation. UnitedHealth Group's risk scores were significantly higher than ...