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Federal cost-of-care scrutiny is intensifying around Medicare Advantage: KFF projects the MA Quality Bonus Program will cost $13.4 billion in 2026 even as fewer enrollees are in qualifying plans, reinforcing payer and policymaker pressure on Star Ratings, benchmark add-ons, and whether MA “quality” payments are producing measurable value (KFF). At the same time, the post-2025 Medicaid reconciliation environment is reshaping long-term enrollment and spending baselines, while Medicaid work-requirement implementation and frailty
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